as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
anticorruption crusaders are going after wrongdoers at every level of the nation's government
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Recent Examples of wrongdoer
Anderson frames his argument largely in relation to the thought of thirteenth-century theologian Thomas Aquinas, who argued that Christians are generally obliged to directly confront someone who is behaving wrongly, and to do it in private to preserve the wrongdoer’s reputation.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Mar. 2026
He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
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Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
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CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
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Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Mar. 2026
He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
—
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
—
Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wrongdoer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoer
Noun
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What begins as a chance to escape the routine of his everyday life quickly spirals into a dangerous gathering of powerful criminals, old enemies, and unresolved loyalties.
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That creates the perfect opening for criminals.
Noun
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Deputies responded to the area and identified an undisclosed number of juveniles as the offenders, officials said.
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Washington faces decisions about whether to sanction firms that engage in distillation, restrict the chips and cloud infrastructure that support it, and create legal safe harbors for American AI labs to share threat intelligence about offenders.
Noun
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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More joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents than ninety-nine righteous people who’ve got nothing to repent.
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The immigrant-threat frame offers a quicker villain and a simpler solution to persistent social problems such as violent crime.
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The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo from their comic book origins to becoming global pop culture icons, battling familiar villains along the way.
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“Wrongdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoer. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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