She threatened to expose to the public the misdeeds he had committed.
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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He is also shut out of the city’s generous public finance matching program for alleged past misdeeds.—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 25 June 2025 Wells Fargo had its $1.95 trillion asset cap removed earlier this month after a seven-year long regulatory punishment tied to misdeeds that predated CEO Charlie Scharf’s tenure.—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025 When Darwin’s friends start dying, Pia suspects the hauntings are connected to Darwin’s past misdeeds.—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025 More details about Diddy’s alleged criminal misdeeds have come out since his arrest last year.—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for misdeed
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of misdeed was
before the 12th century
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