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wrongdoer

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


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But the bank said arbitrators punished it for “truthfully advising the investing community about Bodner’s misconduct, while rewarding a wrongdoer whose claims would fail as a matter of law in any other forum.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 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

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

And so, the civil remedies are about compensating the victim for the harm that they sustained and the redistribution of money from the wrongdoer to the victim.

From Slate Jan. 14, 2023

Individuals, also, who were wronged, or threatened to be wronged, found in him a ready and efficient protector, let the oppressor or wrongdoer be whom he might.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Alexander Leighton




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