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

Tort law empowers private individuals to seek a remedy directly from their wrongdoer, whether that’s another private individual, a public official, or even states.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

Woe be to the wrongdoer who triumphs in such a case as this!

From True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin by Pierce, H. Winthrop