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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 woman did not accuse Wexner of wrongdoing.
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Curt Devine, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Wang has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with the case and refused to comment on it during Arcadia's first City Council meeting since the sentencing.
—Tom Wait, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The defendants have denied wrongdoing.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and the White House have both consistently denied any wrongdoing.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
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Curt Devine, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Wang has not been accused of any wrongdoing in connection with the case and refused to comment on it during Arcadia's first City Council meeting since the sentencing.
—Tom Wait, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
The defendants have denied wrongdoing.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Trump and the White House have both consistently denied any wrongdoing.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
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Foro Penal Vice President Gonzalo Himiob added that amnesty does not imply admission of guilt or responsibility for any crime.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The report found that half of the journalists detained were never charged with a crime and were held under Israel’s administrative detention system, which allows for suspects deemed a security risk to be held for six months and can be renewed indefinitely.—
Imad Isseid,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sappenfield was permanently banned by the United States Center for SafeSport in May 2024 for physical and emotional misconduct, retaliation, abuse of process, and failure to report a potential SafeSport violation.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Sought book on prosecutorial misconduct In the bulk of his conversations, Nathan detailed the misery of jail life.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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However, the amnesty explicitly excludes those convicted or prosecuted for homicide, drug trafficking, corruption, grave human rights violations, crimes against humanity and war crimes.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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From a strategic standpoint, the danger lies less in any single violation than in their cumulative effect.—
Frederic Lemieux,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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According to Time and Date, palm leaves symbolize victory and joy among many Christians in the United States, as Jesus died on the cross for the sins of others.—
Marina Johnson,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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