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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
Both Schiff and Cook have denied any wrongdoing.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Aerial Recovery, Turner and her husband and chief operations officer, Jeremy Locke, all of whom are named in the attorney general’s lawsuit, deny intentionally engaging in any wrongdoing.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew settled a lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre without acknowledging any wrongdoing.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
And so the Hornets — while not accused of any wrongdoing as a team — had their names splashed around in several places in the indictment.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Aerial Recovery, Turner and her husband and chief operations officer, Jeremy Locke, all of whom are named in the attorney general’s lawsuit, deny intentionally engaging in any wrongdoing.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
Andrew settled a lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre without acknowledging any wrongdoing.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Oct. 2025
And so the Hornets — while not accused of any wrongdoing as a team — had their names splashed around in several places in the indictment.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
Noun
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The crimes with which she has been charged are trumped up and her arrest is a cynical ploy by the junta headed by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing to cling onto power.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Former Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers, whose tenure was dogged by a maelstrom of misconduct allegations that led to his resignation, appeared in federal court in downtown Kansas City on civil rights violation charges on Wednesday.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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Greenfield Police Chief Jay Johnson faces a felony misconduct charge for allegedly using a police camera at his private residence.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Among those scheduled to testify at the hearing for the government were an Oklahoma couple who were storing some of Goudreau's belongings, including two assault rifles an associate recently tried to retrieve in possible violation of a court order against possessing firearms while on bond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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The denial letter said Farzam was convicted of making a false statement to the DMV and a registration violation.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The tragic death of the Sepulveda family patriarch calls his descendants back to Villa Sepulveda, a Spanish colonial manor in a coconut plantation; but a landslide traps the guests inside, transforming the funeral plans into a supernatural reckoning of sins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Once, there were two sweet kids who came of age in the evangelical purity culture of the 1990’s, a world in which being LGBTQ+ or accepting anyone who was gay was seen as a sin that could send you straight to hell.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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