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as in crime
a breaking of a moral or legal code
a local newspaper exposed the contractor's elaborate attempts to cover up his wrongdoings
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as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
the police officer was found to be completely innocent of any wrongdoing
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Recent Examples of wrongdoing
The officer asked for his phone and began to check it, also looking for keywords in his chats, traces of drug use, or anything that could implicate wrongdoing.
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Cnn, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
But what is unjust—and dangerous—is using the wrongdoing of some to condemn an entire people.
—Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Fallon was charged with assault and battery on a person 65 years or older, but was recently found not guilty of any wrongdoing in the matter.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Cnn, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
But what is unjust—and dangerous—is using the wrongdoing of some to condemn an entire people.
—Abdi Nor Iftin, Time, 27 Jan. 2026
Andrew has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Fallon was charged with assault and battery on a person 65 years or older, but was recently found not guilty of any wrongdoing in the matter.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
Noun
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In order to charge Mangione with the federal charge of murder through use of a firearm, prosecutors need an underlying crime of violence.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Hugues Beaulieu said that the killings on Wednesday night appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Blind spots, poor image quality, and limited video retention undermine investigations and allow misconduct to go undetected or unprosecuted.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Progressives also have endorsed the reversal of qualified immunity protections, which shield agents from misconduct lawsuits.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 20-month sentence imposed on Kim was a surprise after independent counsel Min Joong-ki called for a 15-year prison term on three charges, including stock price manipulation, political funding law violations and accepting bribes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Government entities that fail to clearly designate facilities as either male or female could face a $25,000 fine for a first violation and a $125,000 fine for subsequent violations.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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What damages a human being is sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Natan Sharanksy sat in prison in 1983 for the sin of requesting to emigrate from the Soviet Union to Israel.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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