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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
And another 300 state employees engaged in wrongdoing by receiving more than $7 million of pandemic-era business grants to assist businesses in paying workers.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The actor didn’t specifically speak about their past wrongdoings, which include multiple arrests, but did reflect on what has come since.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
In agreeing to the settlement, the couple did not admit wrongdoing, the news release said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Long appeared before the Senate Finance Committee last month and denied any wrongdoing related to his involvement in the tax credit scheme.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The actor didn’t specifically speak about their past wrongdoings, which include multiple arrests, but did reflect on what has come since.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025
In agreeing to the settlement, the couple did not admit wrongdoing, the news release said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Long appeared before the Senate Finance Committee last month and denied any wrongdoing related to his involvement in the tax credit scheme.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
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In her 30-year career, Laura has won numerous national awards for coverage of human trafficking, child welfare, crime and government secrecy.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
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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Several officers who either pleaded guilty or were convicted by a jury for their role in the corruption scheme had their felony convictions tossed out in favor of misdemeanors amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Judge Subramanian also noted there was no evidence of prosecutorial misconduct.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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In addition to excessive force, the complaint claimed denial of medical care, governmental liability, supervisory liability, wrongful death and survival action, and that the actions of the law enforcement officers constituted a violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993.—
Dale Ellis,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Fort Worth for June 1st - June 14th, 2025.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 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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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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