as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
anticorruption crusaders are going after wrongdoers at every level of the nation's government
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Recent Examples of wrongdoer
So there's a law firm in Seattle that has mounted a lot of very famous successful class action suits against large wrongdoers.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Local leaders say public pieces like murals and sculptures have the power to both beautify and protect the city by letting would-be wrongdoers know that a community is cared for.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
They’d be put atop utility poles in white steel boxes with flashing blue lights — a clear warning to would-be wrongdoers.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
North Carolina Attorney General Stein, joined by 23 other state attorneys general, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in January, arguing that the Texas Two-Step threatens the power of states to enforce laws against corporate wrongdoers.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Local leaders say public pieces like murals and sculptures have the power to both beautify and protect the city by letting would-be wrongdoers know that a community is cared for.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
They’d be put atop utility poles in white steel boxes with flashing blue lights — a clear warning to would-be wrongdoers.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
North Carolina Attorney General Stein, joined by 23 other state attorneys general, filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in January, arguing that the Texas Two-Step threatens the power of states to enforce laws against corporate wrongdoers.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoer
Noun
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It’s widely expected that the administration will first seek to deport criminals who are in this country illegally.—
David Lightman,
Sacramento Bee,
19 Jan. 2025
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Dave Chappelle not only touched on the L.A. County wildfires during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live but also spoofed the evacuations by pretending to be a criminal with a whole lot to hide.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
19 Jan. 2025
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The sacrament of Confession in Catholicism is one way to get sins pardoned, releasing the sinner from eternal punishment.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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This work, for me, brought to mind Giovanni da Modena’s extraordinary early-fifteenth-century fresco in Bologna’s Basilica of San Petronio depicting the devil and his demons eating sinners in hell.—
Dean Kissick,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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His affinity for wrestling villains, or heels, adds another layer to his potential return.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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His villains include both Presidents Bush; his heroes stretch back to William McKinley but include Richard Nixon, who raised tariffs in response to low-cost manufacturing from Asia, and, Lighthizer insists, Ronald Reagan.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Wrongdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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