Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doing of wrong; behavior the opposite of what is right; blameworthy action in general.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Evil or wicked behavior or action.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable Violation of standards of behavior.
- noun countable An instance of doing
wrong .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun departure from what is ethically acceptable
- noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Etymologies
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Examples
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The commissions could call officers back to class if any serious wrongdoing is uncovered.
Police won't suspend officers Matt Zapotosky 2010
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The commissions could call officers back to class if any serious wrongdoing is uncovered.
Prince George's police won't suspend officers Matt Zapotosky 2010
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When any wrongdoing is actually shown get back to us.
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The commissions could call officers back to class if any serious wrongdoing is uncovered.
Prince George's police won't suspend officers Matt Zapotosky 2010
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Anyone who refuses to admit any wrongdoing is being willfully, smugly ignorant.
Think Progress » Santa Clarita Councilman Tells Anti-Immigrant Protesters: ‘I’m A Proud Racist’ 2010
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When the Spirit comes upon the photocopied backside, he recognizes it immediately and, convinced Sand Saref is involved in wrongdoing, gets all conflicted and stuff.
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The lack of any acknowledgement of wrongdoing is disturbing and worth talking about.
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And when wrongdoing is found, the NCAA has to implement some type of discipline.
Jon Kerr: 3 Step Plan to Clean Up Agent Problem Jon Kerr 2010
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When the Spirit comes upon the photocopied backside, he recognizes it immediately and, convinced Sand Saref is involved in wrongdoing, gets all conflicted and stuff.
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The commissions could call officers back to class if any serious wrongdoing is uncovered.
Prince George's police won't suspend officers Matt Zapotosky 2010
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