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
Doing so might cost the officer who Kyle shot to expose the many misdeeds of the Kingstown Police Department, if Mike can’t effectively get State Attorney, and former lover, Evelyn Foley (Necar Zadegan) to drop the charges against his brother.
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Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
While audits and other actions by state officials are important to protect the interests of taxpayers, rarely do misdeeds or incompetence result in any consequences.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Compassion, Hughes said, includes informing the community about Wallace’s misdeeds so her current and future employers are informed of her complete history.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But Sorkin has added plenty of star power in their absence by tapping Mikey Madison to play whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White to play Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who team up to expose the company's misdeeds.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Gary agreed to pay the Kinahans two hundred thousand euros to atone for various misdeeds, including a nonfatal shooting of a Kinahan associate.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
There were the regular misdeeds — a slashing, a holding — but the other six were not aggressive in nature.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Last month, the NCAA revealed enforcement actions against 16 former D-I men’s basketball players who are accused of betting on or against their own teams, knowingly manipulating scoring or game outcomes, providing information to facilitate others’ bets and related misdeeds.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But his apparent attempts to resolve his past misdeeds with grandiose discoveries might well have been an attempt to cope with trauma.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
While audits and other actions by state officials are important to protect the interests of taxpayers, rarely do misdeeds or incompetence result in any consequences.
—Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
Compassion, Hughes said, includes informing the community about Wallace’s misdeeds so her current and future employers are informed of her complete history.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
But Sorkin has added plenty of star power in their absence by tapping Mikey Madison to play whistleblower Frances Haugen, and Jeremy Allen White to play Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, who team up to expose the company's misdeeds.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Gary agreed to pay the Kinahans two hundred thousand euros to atone for various misdeeds, including a nonfatal shooting of a Kinahan associate.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
There were the regular misdeeds — a slashing, a holding — but the other six were not aggressive in nature.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Last month, the NCAA revealed enforcement actions against 16 former D-I men’s basketball players who are accused of betting on or against their own teams, knowingly manipulating scoring or game outcomes, providing information to facilitate others’ bets and related misdeeds.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2025
But his apparent attempts to resolve his past misdeeds with grandiose discoveries might well have been an attempt to cope with trauma.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeeds
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Van Horn’s case is among a series of incidents The Star has reported on in recent months in which fire department employees charged with crimes — including assaults, a felony drug case and multiple DWIs — have stayed on the job.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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One of several people previously tied to the disappearance and death of 5-year-old Michael Vaughan has been charged with several crimes, including murder.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Figures such as Tutivillus, dedicated to catching and collecting the sins of holy men, appear from the very early days of Christianity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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As the sins of the past come to the surface, the film only accelerates, providing high entertainment and thematic resonance all at once.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Racing co-owner Michael Jordan to sue NASCAR in federal court, alleging antitrust violations.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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The process of retrieving remains is plagued a deep sense of distrust that has prevailed between the two parties both throughout the past two years of war and in a ceasefire period already marked by dueling accusations of violations.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Misdeeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeeds. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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