Wrongdoer

/ˈrɒŋˌduː.ər/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A person who commits a wrongful act or crime.

The authorities are determined to bring the wrongdoer to justice.

Someone who acts against the moral or legal code of society.

In the eyes of the law, even minor infractions mark one as a wrongdoer.

An individual who is guilty of a misconduct.

The school took measures to prevent the wrongdoer from causing further disruption.

A person who engages in unethical or immoral behavior.

The company vowed to weed out any wrongdoer within its ranks.

The term combines 'wrong,' meaning incorrect or immoral, and 'doer,' meaning one who acts.

wrongdoer in the eyes of the law

A person viewed as having committed a legal offense.

wrongdoers will face consequences

Those who commit wrongdoings will be punished or held accountable.

don’t be a wrongdoer

An admonition to refrain from engaging in immoral or unlawful behavior.

offense

A breach of a law or rule; an illegal act.

misdeed

A bad or unlawful act.

crook

A person who engages in dishonest or criminal behavior.

bad actor

He's a bad actor in this situation, lying and deceiving everyone.

crook

That guy is a crook, always up to no good.