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
That’s because the 2018 asset cap — tied to past misdeeds at the bank that predated CEO Charlie Scharf’s tenure — has caused Wells Fargo to take on less credit risk than its peers, according to Piper analysts.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
But what happens when the writer is your beloved sister, and your whole family is kind of a disaster, with years of snubs, betrayals, and accidental and purposeful misdeeds between everyone, many of them aired in print by the writer?
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Timothy dips into his wife’s lorazepam supply, unable to face the potential fallout from financial misdeeds that his family apparently knows nothing about.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Part of the pleasure of reading detective stories, and of watching them on TV, is the gratification of getting to play along—with the investigation and with the seductive idea that human misdeeds can be definitively understood.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
But what happens when the writer is your beloved sister, and your whole family is kind of a disaster, with years of snubs, betrayals, and accidental and purposeful misdeeds between everyone, many of them aired in print by the writer?
—Jen Doll, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Timothy dips into his wife’s lorazepam supply, unable to face the potential fallout from financial misdeeds that his family apparently knows nothing about.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Part of the pleasure of reading detective stories, and of watching them on TV, is the gratification of getting to play along—with the investigation and with the seductive idea that human misdeeds can be definitively understood.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
Noun
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The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Based on the investigation so far, Arlington police believe the attack on Adeyemo-Azeez — by a man released on bond after a previous violent crime — was random.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For example, in February, a coalition of 14 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit questioning DOGE's authority to restructure or dissolve federal agencies without congressional approval, alleging violations of the Appointments Clause.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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His attorneys and family have rejected the government’s claims, calling his detention unjust and a violation of due process.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Burke became the 38th alderman since 1971 to be convicted of wrongdoing in December 2023.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The insurance company denied wrongdoing and has appealed.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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