as in offence
a breaking of a moral or legal code
punished for her misdeeds by the church elders
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Someone accused of misdeeds could potentially claim that the evidence presented against them is fake.
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Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
After all, voter fraud before 2020 had rightly been treated as a miniscule misdeed and never enough to make a lick of difference in the outcome.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
At first, the action was greeted with shock: the C.E.O. of a major tech company, with nearly a billion users, appeared to have been punished for the misdeeds of his platform, not unlike if Mark Zuckerberg were arrested for the misinformation published on Facebook.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Promoters exaggerate their attributes and obfuscate their problems to make more money, solidify their legacies, and avoid fallout for any misdeeds.
—Sarah Kurchak, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
After all, voter fraud before 2020 had rightly been treated as a miniscule misdeed and never enough to make a lick of difference in the outcome.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
At first, the action was greeted with shock: the C.E.O. of a major tech company, with nearly a billion users, appeared to have been punished for the misdeeds of his platform, not unlike if Mark Zuckerberg were arrested for the misinformation published on Facebook.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Promoters exaggerate their attributes and obfuscate their problems to make more money, solidify their legacies, and avoid fallout for any misdeeds.
—Sarah Kurchak, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
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Statistics showing that violent crime is trending down have done little to assuage that sentiment.Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tren de Aragua is best known for petty crimes, such as retail theft, and for targeting other Venezuelan migrants.Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Then this summer, national media outlet Politico reported the House ethics committee began an inquiry into Spartz’s alleged mistreatment of her congressional staff and she was charged with a weapons violation after TSA staff found an unloaded gun in her carry-on, charges that were later dropped.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2024
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The opposition complained of at least 160 electoral violations in the lead up to the vote, with more reports of abuses on polling day.David Brennan, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Is repatriation just another way to assuage white European guilt and the sins of colonialism?Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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As for Mickey this season, Humphrey added that this storyline serves as a reckoning with the sins of the past.Dana Feldman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Michigan State Police have opened an internal affairs investigation into possible wrongdoing by the agency's number two officer.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Oct. 2024
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Journalists and researchers routinely use FOIA to access government records and inform the public about corporate wrongdoing or public health threats.Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Misdeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misdeed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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