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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
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Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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As Robert Kalmey observes, this moment encapsulates what Roman historians thought of as the worst of all of Octavius’s crimes against the state before becoming emperor.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Strictly was hit with scandal as two professional dancers exited following allegations of misconduct.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Russ Anderson also failed to challenge the bank’s incentive compensation program, failed to institute effective controls and repeatedly downplayed sales practices misconduct, Hsu previously said.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Before 1999, violations could lead to a $10,000 fine, two years in prison and losing a liquor license.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The committee has made several allegations against Blain related to public records violations, bullying and harassment.—
Susan Gill Vardon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Taken together, these triumphal and tragic elements constitute the ingredients for an epic historical narrative that defies all moralistic categories, a story rooted in the coexistence of grandeur and failure, brilliance and blindness, grace and sin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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In an era of 51st-state tensions, there’s something psychically fitting about Canada, America’s top hat, being used to reenact so many of America’s sins.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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