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misdeeds

noun

plural of misdeed
as in crimes
a breaking of a moral or legal code punished for her misdeeds by the church elders

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Recent Examples of misdeeds With local cops, plagued by rumors of departmental misdeeds, looking for a peaceful solution and federal authorities contemplating extreme action, the situation escalates. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026 More recently, investigations of financial misdeeds have inspired public ennui. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The Club started a position years ago on the belief that CEO Charlie Scharf could clean up the bank's past regulatory misdeeds. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 The trailer introduces audiences to 16-year-old Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau), a high-school student and star rower whose life is upended when her father’s misdeeds come to light, forcing she and her mom to relocate to the east coast. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 Combs’ misdeeds took center stage in late 2023, when R&B artist and ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura accused him of rape and myriad forms of abuse in a bombshell lawsuit, which the two settled the following day. — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 The editorial process is, of course, set up to root out any misdeeds. — Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026 The alleged misdeeds occurred between 2002 and 2016 when the actor, now 54, was in his 30s and 40s. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 However, that same confidentiality also empowers terrorists and criminals to conceal their misdeeds—including the systemic abuse of millions of children. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeeds
  1. crimes
  2. sins
  3. violations
Noun
  • Taylor, who led the rebel movement before becoming Liberia's president, was later convicted of aiding and abetting crimes committed by rebel forces in neighboring Sierra Leone.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Yet, punishing such authoritarian lawbreakers for their domestic and international crimes is essential, in my view.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of crimes
Noun
  • Kaporos is intended to symbolize the transfer of one’s sins to a chicken.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The sins of the father are ultimately presented in a literal, stomach-churning slideshow that haphazardly alternates benign family snaps with gleeful photographic evidence of Johan’s war crimes.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of sins
Noun
  • Meanwhile, drone debris and airspace violations in Moldova and Romania highlight widening risks for Europe.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • However the police video footage shows officers left Saetern laying flat on his back in a spit hood and unattended for 10 minutes— clear violations of national policies regarding those tools, a police expert said.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of violations

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“Misdeeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeeds. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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