wrongdoing

[US]/ˈrɒŋduːɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈrɔːŋduːɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. act of doing something that is morally or legally wrong.

Example Sentences

intentional wrongdoing and harm.

to incriminate someone in wrongdoing

The newspaper's charges of official wrongdoing were mere allegations.

his wrongdoings were small change compared to a lot of happenings in the city.

Revelations of wrongdoing helped bring about the eclipse of the governor's career.

a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government.See Usage Note at blatant

Attorneys for Redding say Wilson had no evidence of any wrongdoing on her part aside from a vague, uncorroborated statement from Glines, who had already been caught with drugs and faced punishment.

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