wrongdoing

Plural: wrongdoings

Noun

• departure from what is ethically acceptable
• activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  • "he denied any wrongdoing"
• Violation of standards of behavior.
• An instance of doing wrong.

Verb

• present participle and gerund of wrongdo

Examples

• A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."

Synonyms

actus reus, error, misconduct, wrongful conduct

Related Words

wrongdo, wrongdoer