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wrongdoer

[rawng-doo-er, -doo-, rong-] / ˈrɔŋˌdu ər, -ˈdu-, ˈrɒŋ- /


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But the bank said arbitrators punished it for “truthfully advising the investing community about Bodner’s misconduct, while rewarding a wrongdoer whose claims would fail as a matter of law in any other forum.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Lance Bombardier Davis explained that Gunner Beck "didn't want to be seen as the wrongdoer", and feared she would receive "backlash" if he lost his job as a result.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

But what about voting not for an accused wrongdoer but a convicted one?

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2023

Like others who challenged Communist Party policy, he was largely erased from the official record, and he was sometimes painted as a wrongdoer for having spoken out.

From New York Times Mar. 14, 2023

"Non-resistance" may be holy, but it encourages tyranny and makes easy the way of the wrongdoer.

From The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia by George A. (George Augustine) Taylor




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