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wrongdoer

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


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In any event the wrongdoer has a strong “incentive to do better,” whatever course the victim chooses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

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

Well, if someone else is paying, you’re not punishing the wrongdoer.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2024

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

It is certain that the wrongdoer at one end proves the existence of wrong at the other.

From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo


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