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wrongdoer

noun as in lawbreaker

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

Sir Mark became the force's chief after the murder of Sarah Everard, who was killed by a serving officer, at the time he vowed to remove wrongdoers from the Met.

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The mayor backed Sir Mark, saying he had confidence in the commissioner's efforts to kick wrongdoers out of the Met.

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Ancient petroglyphs carved into volcanic rock outside Bishop in the eastern Sierra were recently damaged by vandals, and federal authorities want to bring the wrongdoers to justice.

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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.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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