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wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" |
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activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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brutalisation,
brutalization an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
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encroachment,
intrusion,
trespass,
usurpation,
violation entrance by force or without permission or welcome
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civil wrong,
tort (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
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malversation misconduct in public office
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misbehavior,
misbehaviour,
misdeed improper or wicked or immoral behavior
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dereliction willful negligence
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malfeasance wrongful conduct by a public official
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misfeasance doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
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malpractice a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
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malpractice a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
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perversion the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"
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injury wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
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injury wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
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iniquity,
injustice,
shabbiness,
unfairness absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"
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infliction an act causing pain or damage
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evildoing,
transgression the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
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dishonesty,
knavery lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
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falsification,
misrepresentation the act of determining that something is false
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champerty an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty"
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criminal maintenance,
maintenance the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"
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infringement,
violation an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
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