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wrongdoing

noun

1 wrongdoing

Departure from what is ethically acceptable.

synonym: error.

Roget 945: vice; evil-doing, evil courses; wrongdoing; wickedness, viciousness etc. adj.; iniquity, peccability, demerit; sin, Adam; old Adam, ... show more

Roget 923: wrong; what ought not to be, what should not be; malum in se [Lat.]; unreasonableness, grievance; shame.    injustice; tort [Law]; unfairness etc. adj.; iniquity, foul play.    ... show more

2 wrongdoing

Activity that transgresses moral or civil law:
— He denied any wrongdoing.

synonyms: actus reus, misconduct, wrongful conduct.

Dutch: ambtsmisdrijf, wangedrag
Polish: postępek, zło


Moby thesaurus: amorality, backsliding, bad policy, badness, carnality, crime, criminality, delict, delinquency, diablerie, discourtesy, disorder, disorderliness, disorderly conduct, disruption, disruptiveness, evil, evil nature, felony, frowned-upon behavior ... show more.

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