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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
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan denies any wrongdoing and is asking for her case to be thrown out.
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Tovia Smith, NPR, 17 May 2025
Schwab has denied any wrongdoing, but stepped down as chair last month after clashing with other directors.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denies any wrongdoing.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
She has not been accused of any wrongdoing by the feds.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Tovia Smith, NPR, 17 May 2025
Schwab has denied any wrongdoing, but stepped down as chair last month after clashing with other directors.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Combs has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denies any wrongdoing.
—Jenna Sundel
joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
She has not been accused of any wrongdoing by the feds.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoing
Noun
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With countless crimes to choose from, the series joins its sister show, American Murder.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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From cold cases cracked decades later to trials still underway, here are 18 fatal crimes that occurred at colleges and universities.—
Corin Cesaric,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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When an instance of misconduct is alleged and the investigation begins to make some headway, the police or corrections officer might quit or retire.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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Baldwin also faced an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with Hutchins’ death, but a judge dismissed the case in the middle of trial last summer due to prosecutorial misconduct and evidence suppression.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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In the meantime, the city has received several reports of property violations in recent years on 925 Grand: piles of bird droppings, falling debris, people entering through unsecured entrances.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for May 4th - May 17th, 2025 A score of 100 is a perfect score and 70 is considered to be extremely poor.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 May 2025
Noun
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And the sin that Crespo supposedly committed to warrant banishment?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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For his part, Misch has not come close to showing remorse nor confessing his sins.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
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“Wrongdoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoing. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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