Wrongdoing is behaviour that is illegal or immoral.
The city attorney's office hasn't found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Synonyms: crime, vice, corruption, guilt More Synonyms of wrongdoing
wrongdoing in British English
(ˈrɒŋˌduːɪŋ)
noun
the act or an instance of doing something immoral or illegal
wrongdoing in American English
(rɔŋˌduɪŋ)
noun
any act or behavior that is wrong; the doing of wrong; transgression
Derived forms
wrongdoer (ˈwrongˌdoer)
noun
Examples of 'wrongdoing' in a sentence
wrongdoing
It did not admit any wrongdoing.
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The ticket broker and the Titans both deny any wrongdoing.
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He has denied any financial wrongdoing via his holding company, and has not commented on the attack.
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The companies deny any wrongdoing.
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Both men deny any wrongdoing.
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Yet we make no apology for fighting for our independence as fiercely as we fight in our journalism to expose wrongdoing and hold the powerful to account.
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They centre on alleged wrongdoing over how they built cases, including allegedly paying a tout in Iraq to drum up business.
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The regulator has been criticised in the past for being too soft on financial wrongdoing.
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They must be trying to expose wrongdoing which cannot be remedied in any other way.
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The funds did not admit or deny wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
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All four men continue to deny any wrongdoing under the criminal and sporting proceedings.
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How seriously do they really take financial wrongdoing?
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It is a different matter if information is disclosed in the public interest to expose wrongdoing.
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Taking responsibility means admitting wrongdoing and taking conscientious steps to overcome the wrong.
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It encourages probity and it exposes wrongdoing.
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Freedom to report what is in the public interest and to expose wrongdoing is vital.
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In return he did not pay a fine or admit to wrongdoing.
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He has denied wrongdoing but admits being aware of the attacks.
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Forensic accountants are typically called in when companies suspect that fraud or another financial wrongdoing has taken place.
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The report will also demand a commitment from the food industry to a whistleblowing code that encourages workers to expose wrongdoing.
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She was cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
The Sun (2011)
He said the head office in London had no knowledge of the alleged wrongdoing.
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There need to be powerful sanctions against wrongdoing and strong financial incentives for hospitals to get their conduct right in the first place.
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The allegation of possible criminal wrongdoing was rightly and properly referred to the Attorney-General.
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America's legal system is more effective in dealing with financial wrongdoing.
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If anyone has information about criminal wrongdoing, they should give it to the police.
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They all deny any wrongdoing.
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She said she was'surprised and disappointed' to learn of alleged wrongdoing.
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During his struggle for justice, he documented all the evidence, including any alleged wrongdoing against him.
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In other languages
wrongdoing
British English: wrongdoing NOUN
Wrongdoing is behaviour that is illegal or immoral.
We haven't found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
American English: wrongdoing
Brazilian Portuguese: transgressão
Chinese: 违法行为
European Spanish: delito
French: actes répréhensiblesN
German: Vergehen
Italian: atti illeciti
Japanese: 悪行
Korean: 부정 행위
European Portuguese: transgressão
Latin American Spanish: delito
(noun)
Definition
immoral or illegal behaviour
The authorities haven't found any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Synonyms
crime
Much of the city's crime revolves around protection rackets.
vice
a den of vice and violence
corruption
It was a society sinking into corruption and vice.
guilt
You were never convinced of his guilt, were you?
misconduct
He was dismissed from his job for gross misconduct.
delinquency
He had no history of delinquency.
wickedness
moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons
They have sunk to new levels of wickedness.
iniquity
He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
illegality
There is no evidence of illegality.
villainy
They justify their villainy in the name of their high ideals.
lawbreaking
malefaction
Additional synonyms
in the sense of corruption
Definition
the act of corrupting morally or sexually
It was a society sinking into corruption and vice.
Synonyms
depravity,
vice,
evil,
degradation,
perversion,
decadence,
impurity,
wickedness,
degeneration,
immorality,
iniquity,
profligacy,
viciousness,
sinfulness,
turpitude (formal),
baseness
in the sense of delinquency
He had no history of delinquency.
Synonyms
crime,
misconduct,
wrongdoing,
fault,
offence,
misdemeanour,
misdeed,
misbehaviour,
villainy,
lawbreaking
in the sense of guilt
Definition
the fact or state of having done wrong
You were never convinced of his guilt, were you?
Synonyms
culpability,
blame,
responsibility,
misconduct,
delinquency,
criminality,
wickedness,
iniquity,
sinfulness,
blameworthiness,
guiltiness,
wrongdoing
Synonyms of 'wrongdoing'
wrongdoing
Explore 'wrongdoing' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of illegality
There is no evidence of illegality.
Synonyms
crime,
wrong,
felony,
criminality,
lawlessness,
illegitimacy,
wrongness,
unlawfulness,
illicitness
in the sense of iniquity
Definition
a wicked act
He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
Synonyms
wickedness,
wrong,
crime,
evil,
sin,
offence,
injustice,
wrongdoing,
misdeed,
infamy,
abomination,
sinfulness,
baseness,
unrighteousness,
heinousness,
evildoing
in the sense of misconduct
Definition
behaviour, such as adultery or professional negligence, that is regarded as immoral or unethical
He was dismissed from his job for gross misconduct.
Synonyms
immorality,
wrongdoing,
mismanagement,
malpractice,
misdemeanour,
delinquency,
impropriety,
transgression,
misbehaviour,
dereliction,
naughtiness,
malfeasance,
unethical behaviour,
malversation (rare)
in the sense of vice
Definition
criminal activities involving sex, drugs, or gambling
a den of vice and violence
Synonyms
wickedness,
evil,
corruption,
sin,
depravity,
immorality,
iniquity,
profligacy,
degeneracy,
venality,
turpitude (formal),
evildoing
in the sense of villainy
Definition
evil or vicious behaviour
They justify their villainy in the name of their high ideals.
Synonyms
wickedness,
crime,
vice,
sin,
atrocity,
delinquency,
criminality,
depravity,
iniquity,
turpitude (formal),
baseness,
devilry,
knavery (old-fashioned),
rascality
in the sense of wickedness
moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weaponsThey have sunk to new levels of wickedness.