wrongdoing

C2 Topic:Law & Government

Also spelled wrong-doing

US /ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/
noun Freq #24787

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    activity that transgresses moral or civil law

    The defendant denied any wrongdoing.

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Synonyms
1 noun · activity that transgresses... actus reusmisconductwrongful conduct
Word family
Forms wrongdoings
Related forms wrongdowrongdoerwrongful

Etymology

From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.

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