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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

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

From Washington Post Mar. 31, 2023

Ordinarily the motive of the wrongdoer is not material in determining his maintenance of a nuisance.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Albert Sidney Bolles




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