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
According to Pelletier, the DOJ's approach often leaves individual corporate wrongdoers untouched, even when the DOJ says there's evidence of serious misconduct.
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Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
So there's a law firm in Seattle that has mounted a lot of very famous successful class action suits against large wrongdoers.
—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
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Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
So there's a law firm in Seattle that has mounted a lot of very famous successful class action suits against large wrongdoers.
—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
See all Example Sentences for wrongdoer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrongdoer
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Many citizens have come to believe that for too long, the rights of criminals have trumped the rights of citizens to be safe and free from violence.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mosby, like other progressive prosecutors, bent laws to tilt the scales of justice in favor of criminals in the name of reform.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
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To the very end, King—an imperfect man and sinner, as all Christians are—did what he was called to do: preach and teach Jesus Christ's radical message of love.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 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 shortcoming extends to its assortment of villains who, despite including celebrity appearances like AEW wrestler Samoa Joe, fail to leave a memorable impression beyond being yet another obstacle on the way to the end credits.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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More news: Warner Bros Delays 'The Batman 2' For a Third Time One of Batman's biggest foes is Clayface, a villain who can mold his body into a multitude of devastating shapes.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Wrongdoer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrongdoer. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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