wrongdoing
/'rɔɳ'du:iɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Activity that transgresses moral or civil law: An act or behavior that violates accepted standards of morality or breaks the law.
- Departure from what is ethically acceptable: A deviation from proper or right conduct; an unethical or immoral act.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The company's CEO denied any wrongdoing in the financial scandal.
- Investigators are trying to uncover the extent of the wrongdoing.
- She was accused of serious professional wrongdoing.
Advanced Usage
- "Admit to wrongdoing": To confess or acknowledge that one has committed an improper or illegal act.
- After the evidence was presented, the official finally admitted to wrongdoing.
- "Allegations of wrongdoing": Claims or accusations that someone has acted illegally or unethically.
- The newspaper published detailed allegations of wrongdoing against the politician.
Variants and Related Words
- Wrongdoer (n): A person who does wrong, especially one who breaks the law.
- The wrongdoer was sentenced to community service.
- Wrongful (adj): Characterized by unfairness or injustice; not legally right.
- He sued for wrongful dismissal from his job.
Synonyms
- Misconduct: Improper or unprofessional behavior.
- Malfeasance: Wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
- Transgression: An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct.
Related Phrases
- "Without wrongdoing": In a manner that is free from illegal or unethical acts.
- The audit concluded that the transactions were completed without wrongdoing.
- "Instance of wrongdoing": A specific example or occurrence of an improper act.
- This was not an isolated instance of wrongdoing but part of a pattern.
Idioms
- "To be guilty of wrongdoing": To be responsible for having committed an illegal or immoral act.
- The report found the manager to be guilty of wrongdoing.
Noun
- activity that transgresses moral or civil law
- he denied any wrongdoing
- departure from what is ethically acceptable