Definition

1. 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

1. activity that transgresses moral or civil law
   • he denied any wrongdoing
2. departure from what is ethically acceptable