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wrongdoing
/ ˈrɒŋˌduːɪŋ /
noun
- the act or an instance of doing something immoral or illegal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wrongdoing1
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Example Sentences
Farenthold denies all the allegations and is confident that he will “be cleared of any wrongdoing.”
Shadman was detained for 77 days before being released after a U.S. Military Tribunal in 2012 found no wrongdoing.
The Afghans released the accounts a few months later after they found no wrongdoing.
Twice he has been cleared of wrongdoing—first by a military tribunal and then the Afghan courts.
The good Lord has saved a special place in Hell for all those responsible for this wrongdoing.
He was considered a harsh Governor because his martial law administration was characterized by severe punishment for wrongdoing.
He told her how, through God's agency, he had been punished for his wrongdoing, after which they married and lived in peace.
She was his friend, and her heart ached because of his wrongdoing.
To evilly disposed men membership in the Klan was an inducement to wrongdoing.
But when the man we love is crushed beneath the weight of misfortune, a generous soul never remembers his wrongdoing.
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