wrongdoer

Example Sentences

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But that same right to sue doesn’t apply when the alleged wrongdoer is an employee of the federal government.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

The whole point of disgorging profits is that you’re taking the ill-gotten gains away from the wrongdoer.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

As I have said before, the Darrells were never cowards; no dread came to me; I was intent upon one thing—the detection of the wrongdoer.

From Love Works Wonders A Novel by Brame, Charlotte M.