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
Unlike the many high profile hip-hop figures who have fallen from grace due to their misdeeds in recent years, Carti's misconduct shows no signs of slowing down his ascent.
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Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
Michigan is pushing to suspend Moore for the Week 3 and Week 4 games against Central Michigan and Nebraska for his misdeeds in the sign-stealing saga that occurred on the watch of former coach Jim Harbaugh.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Swat is coerced into taking on the role or finally getting legal comeuppances for all of his misdeeds and ends up taking on solving the mystery of a series of disappearances plaguing Echo city.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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Hazlitt, 28 May 2025
Michigan is pushing to suspend Moore for the Week 3 and Week 4 games against Central Michigan and Nebraska for his misdeeds in the sign-stealing saga that occurred on the watch of former coach Jim Harbaugh.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Swat is coerced into taking on the role or finally getting legal comeuppances for all of his misdeeds and ends up taking on solving the mystery of a series of disappearances plaguing Echo city.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
Noun
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Despite decades of investment, more than $74 million across 11 southern African reserves, rhino poaching continues at alarming rates, driven by global horn demand, inequality, corruption and organized crime.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Her only 'crime' seems to be coming from the 'wrong' country.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Whether they are regulated globally or locally, human rights violations within supplier networks will never reflect well on parent companies.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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These actions, coupled with Harvard’s response, comprised a violation of the students’ civil rights under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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The fact is, Sinners is not about sin in the religious sense but more about America’s most significant secular violation: its refusal to face itself.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Yet no former secretary of state has been more vehemently criticized, most notably for sins of omission and commission in countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chile and East Timor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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Users deny wrongdoing As Broadcom works to ensure that people aren’t using VMware outside its terms, some suggest that the semiconductor giant is wasting some time by investigating organizations that aren’t violating agreements.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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But Catherine Butler, vice president of communications for CPCC, said that the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing by the school.—
Maia Nehme,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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