Definition of misdeed
: a wrong deed : offense
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Examples of misdeed in a Sentence
She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
Recent Examples of misdeed from the Web
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson did not junk the deal, resorting instead to upping the rhetoric about Iran's misdeeds in the region.
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The revolving door between government and law firms is decades old, as the newest political overseers arriving in Washington recruit their own legal hands for savvy counsel to prevent — or rescue them from — misdeeds or mistakes.
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The next day, the Underwoods gather in the Oval Office, reveling in their misdeeds.
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The company who turned a compound near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul into a dangerous, booze-fueled party just agreed to reimburse the government $7.5 million for its misdeeds.
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Before 12th Century
First Known Use of misdeed
before 12th century
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: a morally wrong or illegal act
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