wrongdo
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wrongdo (third-person singular simple present wrongdoes, present participle wrongdoing, simple past wrongdid, past participle wrongdone) (rare)
- To do something wrong; to break a rule or offend.
- 1923, New York (State). Dept. of Farms and Markets, Report of the Department of Farms and Markets, page 14:- Some offenders were called to judgment where offences were technical and unaccompanied by any intention to wrongdo, whereas hardened offenders were sometimes let off with less than their deserts.
 
- 1958, Your Allergy and You:- To overdo can be as hard on allergies as to wrongdo, so you'll not want to take on too many activities at once.
 
- 1980, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging, Medicare Oversight:- As in society as a whole, the masses have to suffer because of the wrongdoings or the willingness to wrongdo of the few.
 
 
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