activity that transgresses moral or civil law
<noun.act>
<noun.act>
| actus reus |
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| misconduct |
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| wrongdoing |
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| wrongful conduct |
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sample sentences
"he denied any wrongdoing"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
brutalization, brutalisation
violation, trespass, encroachment, intrusion, usurpation
tort, civil wrong
malversation
misbehavior, misdeed, misbehaviour
dereliction
malfeasance
misfeasance
malpractice
malpractice
perversion
injury
injury
injustice, unfairness, iniquity, shabbiness
infliction
transgression, evildoing
dishonesty, knavery
falsification, misrepresentation
champerty
maintenance, criminal maintenance
violation, infringement