as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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Recent Examples of misdeed
Congressional Republicans previously pointed to that document's allegations of bribery as evidence of misdeeds and fought with the FBI to publicly release the document, which investigators now say contained fake allegations.
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Robert Legare, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
The bad guy is caught by his own son, but gets away in the end thanks to MI5 and the CIA’s own misdeeds.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
In one heart-pounding scene, Cardinal Lawrence snoops in the dead pope’s private quarters looking for evidence of his colleagues’ misdeeds.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
As the department’s official misdeeds expand to harm others in Terry’s circle (including a former business associate), the drama ramps up.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
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Robert Legare, CBS News, 26 Nov. 2024
The bad guy is caught by his own son, but gets away in the end thanks to MI5 and the CIA’s own misdeeds.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
In one heart-pounding scene, Cardinal Lawrence snoops in the dead pope’s private quarters looking for evidence of his colleagues’ misdeeds.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
As the department’s official misdeeds expand to harm others in Terry’s circle (including a former business associate), the drama ramps up.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
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Vertical’s Jude Law 1970s crime thriller, The Order, is doing around $1M this weekend at 603 theaters with Briarcliff Entertainment’s Frank Grillo Werewolves seeing $1.2M at 1,351 sites.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
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The potent image-making and performative ferocity turns what could have been a crime thriller into a near-metaphysical showdown.Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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For years, Austin schools had struggled to clear thousands of overdue requests from families that students get evaluated for special education services, which is a law violation.Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Dec. 2024
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Four Marine League coaches decided to forfeit games rather than play Narbonne, alleging rule violations.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps the biggest sin of them all, however, is just how absolutely dull and yawn-inducing Dune: Prophecy is.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The sins of the Franks and their rulers had made the land fertile for Wiggo and his friends.Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Combs has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Both men have pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing.Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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