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
Rather, Oppenheimer appeals to the art-house crowd with a serious-minded rumination on guilt and the human capacity to rationalize away one’s misdeeds.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Fort Worth, Texas, and New York CNN — Boeing and the families of the victims of two fatal 737 Max crashes more than five years ago will have to wait to see what punishment the company will face for its misdeeds that preceded the crashes.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Someone accused of misdeeds could potentially claim that the evidence presented against them is fake.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
After all, voter fraud before 2020 had rightly been treated as a miniscule misdeed and never enough to make a lick of difference in the outcome.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Fort Worth, Texas, and New York CNN — Boeing and the families of the victims of two fatal 737 Max crashes more than five years ago will have to wait to see what punishment the company will face for its misdeeds that preceded the crashes.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Someone accused of misdeeds could potentially claim that the evidence presented against them is fake.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
After all, voter fraud before 2020 had rightly been treated as a miniscule misdeed and never enough to make a lick of difference in the outcome.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
Noun
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Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Despite having written a diverse range of books over the years, from a mediaeval crime story to a powerful tale about Alzheimer's, Harvey hasn't received much recognition.Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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The lawsuit, now in its early stages, seeks to prohibit any further clean water violations as well as civil penalties.Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The next day, my son received a notice of eviction from the property manager because of a violation of his lease’s Crime Free Addendum.Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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This is an unfortunately necessary measure to pay for the budgetary sins of the past.Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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The challenge is where the producers start correcting the sins of the past.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Thao has not been charged with a crime and has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cash App and Block, however, have denied any wrongdoing.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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