wrongdoer

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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

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

"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 Taylor, George A. (George Augustine)