as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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Recent Examples of misdeed
Thus, whatever grand jury testimony is released may not reflect the witness’ full knowledge of Epstein’s misdeeds.
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Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
This is a Communist persecution by the Radical Left Democrats to cover up their Election crimes and misdeeds in 2020.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
His administration quickly began lobbing accusations of fraud and other misdeeds against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and moved to close it.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Rather than report the misdeeds, Ju-yeong decides to use them.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
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Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025
This is a Communist persecution by the Radical Left Democrats to cover up their Election crimes and misdeeds in 2020.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
His administration quickly began lobbing accusations of fraud and other misdeeds against the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and moved to close it.
—Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Rather than report the misdeeds, Ju-yeong decides to use them.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
Noun
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Upcoming, he’ll be seen in Blumhouse/Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, as well as A24’s crime drama Primetime from director Lance Oppenheim.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The suspension follows a string of violent crimes, including an April homicide, and the owner’s admission of illegally selling alcohol well after the 2 a.m. cutoff.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the chase is likely a violation of OPD’s policy on pursuits, which seeks to limit police chases to avoid danger to the public.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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The American Medical Association considers direct medical participation in executions a violation of health care ethics, further complicating procedures involving inmates with complex health considerations like Black.—
Tobias Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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Don’t point to things with chopsticks or commit the double-dipping sin of taking food from a common plate with chopsticks that have been in your mouth.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 2025
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The water is meant to show thanks to god, or provide spiritual relief, including purifying the devotee’s soul of sin.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Last year, judges also placed an Italian subsidiary of Dior, which produced small leather goods for the French brand, under the same form of monitoring, but the company was cleared of any wrongdoing in May.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
11 Aug. 2025
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Greystar admitted no wrongdoing in settling the case, but agreed to help federal prosecutors in their separate ongoing investigation into RealPage.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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