Green’s Dictionary of Slang

vice v.

[SE vice, to force, to strain, but note 15C vice, to treat arrogantly or oppressively]

(US black) to do harm, to cheat, to steal, to cause physical pain.

[US] ‘Sporting Life’ in D. Wepman et al. Life (1976) 160: They seldom lose, for they travel in twos, / And vice a chump in the game.