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Wrongdoing

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A wrong (from Old English wrang – 'crooked')[1] is an act that is illegal or immoral.[2] What is wrong can be seen or talked about in laws. They can be seen as crimes or can be seen as someone just having false information.

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  1. "crime". Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2009.
  2. Elizabeth A. Martin (2003). Oxford Dictionary of Law (7 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198607563.