as in criminals
a person who commits moral wrongs
anticorruption crusaders are going after wrongdoers at every level of the nation's government
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Recent Examples of wrongdoers
The overpowering moral authority of wronged women, #MeToo’s skeptics alleged, would allow cynical wrongdoers to weaponize claims of victimhood for their own gain.
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Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
Greylord was a watershed moment in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
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Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
But critics of this effort say this internal mechanism fails to provide meaningful accountability and would protect wrongdoers from any future state bar investigation.
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Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
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Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
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CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
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Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
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Wire Services
wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Jan. 2026
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
9 June 2026
Greylord was a watershed moment in its use of eavesdropping devices and a mole to obtain evidence instead of relying on wrongdoers to become government informants.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
—
Quanta Magazine,
6 May 2026
But critics of this effort say this internal mechanism fails to provide meaningful accountability and would protect wrongdoers from any future state bar investigation.
—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
—
Dan Sullivan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
—
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
California rightly prides itself on standing up for victims of abuse and holding wrongdoers accountable.
—
Jaime Huff,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
Sophisticated scams can be carried out by less knowledgeable wrongdoers who use generative AI.
—
Wire Services
wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoers
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What begins as a chance to escape the routine of his everyday life quickly spirals into a dangerous gathering of powerful criminals, old enemies, and unresolved loyalties.
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That creates the perfect opening for criminals.
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
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Window treatments are one of the most common offenders.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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Far too pure for the sinners who run this godless theocracy.
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The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo from their comic book origins to becoming global pop culture icons, battling familiar villains along the way.
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Trump’s great leaders were villains, not heroes.
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“Wrongdoers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoers. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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