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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 administration has said the FBI and Justice Department conducted full reviews of the allegations and found no credible evidence of wrongdoing.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Preventing a 'deluge' of lawsuits And Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asked the government’s lawyer why lawmakers would have wanted to protect the Postal Service from damages for intentional wrongdoing.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Bondi said there was no evidence of wrongdoing, before directing him to discuss the matter with the FBI Director Kash Patel.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The report said that the SEC is responding to a whistleblower complained filed this year along with multiple short-seller reports, and added that neither the company nor its officials have been accused of wrongdoing.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Preventing a 'deluge' of lawsuits And Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson asked the government’s lawyer why lawmakers would have wanted to protect the Postal Service from damages for intentional wrongdoing.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Bondi said there was no evidence of wrongdoing, before directing him to discuss the matter with the FBI Director Kash Patel.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The report said that the SEC is responding to a whistleblower complained filed this year along with multiple short-seller reports, and added that neither the company nor its officials have been accused of wrongdoing.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
Noun
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His wife, Rebecca Haro, was charged with two crimes — murder and filing a false report — and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing the day Jake Haro will be sentenced.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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Cohen, like other prosecutors who commit intentional misconduct are shielded – entirely.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The immunity would not apply in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the dispatcher.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And there have been 70 weapons violations with a gun this year, versus 43 in 2024.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tamara and her cousins say the audio release is just the latest violation of their rights under Marsy’s Law, a California statute that gives crime victims the rights to privacy, dignity and respect.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In early Christian thinking, its connotations of languor and listlessness, within the spirit no less than the body, lent it the status of a sin—a turning aside from God for the sake of earthly sorrow.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Nadal believes clay-court tennis at night is something like a sin against the sport, but 2020 was the first year in which Court Philippe-Chatrier held a session that went past darkness.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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