English dictionary

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English *noun*: wrongdoing
1.	wrongdoing (attribute) departure from what is ethically acceptable
		Synonyms	error
		Broader (hypernym)	evil, evilness

2.	wrongdoing (act) activity that transgresses moral or civil law
		Samples	He denied any wrongdoing.
		Synonyms	actus reus, misconduct, wrongful conduct
		Broader (hypernym)	activity
		Narrower (hyponym)	brutalisation, brutalization, champerty, civil wrong, criminal maintenance, dereliction, dishonesty, encroachment, evildoing, falsification, infliction, infringement, iniquity, injury, injury, injustice, intrusion, knavery, maintenance, malfeasance, malpractice, malpractice, malversation, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, misfeasance, misrepresentation, perversion, shabbiness, tort, transgression, trespass, unfairness, usurpation, violation, violation

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