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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 with that, we’re thrust into a series of events that force the characters, their parents and the reader to grapple with the ways the boys’ different backgrounds impact their experience of being accused of wrongdoing.
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Nic Stone, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
While Boar’s Head has denied any wrongdoing, the company has agreed to the settlement.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Authorities have not accused McCain of any wrongdoing in his wife’s disappearance.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both cases were settled with agreements to reimburse customers; the bank did not admit wrongdoing.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Nic Stone, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
While Boar’s Head has denied any wrongdoing, the company has agreed to the settlement.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Authorities have not accused McCain of any wrongdoing in his wife’s disappearance.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both cases were settled with agreements to reimburse customers; the bank did not admit wrongdoing.
—Jemima McEvoy, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
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To conceal his crimes, Hemphill, who is also a lawyer, threatened to have the women arrested or killed by falsely claiming to have vast resources and connections to police and organized crime, prosecutors said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Kang’s character, Lee Kang-su, walks a treacherous line between crime and law enforcement – a balancing act that presented unique acting challenges.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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Nor is either party actually addressing the ballooning financial cost of local police forces in the U.S., nor the long-term reputational costs from police misconduct for trust in the police and government more broadly.—
Christopher S. Warshaw,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Court records show he was then indicted in June 2020 for misconduct in office.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The post was an apparent violation of Major League Baseball’s social media policy, which prohibits the use of electronic devices during games.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Civil rights advocates and others have described Trump’s moves as alarming violations of civil rights, including the right to due process.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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This represents that a person belongs to Jesus Christ and that a person is grieving and morning for their sins.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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If a teacher required a student who believes that being gay is a sin to write an essay repudiating that belief, for example, that would be unconstitutional.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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