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
Daniel Solis, who became an FBI mole after being confronted with evidence of his own myriad misdeeds.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: Ransomware requires an all-of-government approach, not just law enforcement investigations, to both hold hackers responsible for their misdeeds and to make the cybercrime less appealing.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
IGs regularly produce detailed reports highlighting the many misdeeds and mistakes of federal officials.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
The federal judge who handled Trump’s classified documents case barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing the final report on his investigation, which could contain new evidence of misdeeds.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The bottom line: Ransomware requires an all-of-government approach, not just law enforcement investigations, to both hold hackers responsible for their misdeeds and to make the cybercrime less appealing.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
IGs regularly produce detailed reports highlighting the many misdeeds and mistakes of federal officials.
—David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
The federal judge who handled Trump’s classified documents case barred the special counsel, Jack Smith, from releasing the final report on his investigation, which could contain new evidence of misdeeds.
—The Staff Of The Morning, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misdeed
Noun
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His clemency toward those convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection – including seditious conspiracy and assaults on police officers – was different in key ways from the two previous efforts, by Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Ulysses S. Grant in 1873.—
David Cason,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Shih said a search of one suspect’s home yielded evidence related to the crimes, as well as a loaded handgun with an extended magazine.—
Jason Green,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The violations for each of the officers included standard of conduct violations, death investigation procedure violations and report preparation violations.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Poppy Alexander, a partner at Whistleblower Partners who represents whistleblowers reporting corporate FCPA violations, echoes this thinking.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Luther taught instead that God freely forgives the sins of believers.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The pope’s hospitalization comes during the Vatican’s celebration of the jubilee, a tradition in the Catholic Church dedicated to the remission of sins that occurs every 50 years.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC News,
22 Feb. 2025
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The names include presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, who strenuously deny any wrongdoing.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Benn had tested positive for clomiphene, a fertility drug used by women who struggle to ovulate, but repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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