What does wrongdoer mean?
Definitions for wrongdoer
ˈrɔŋˌdu ər, -ˈdu-, ˈrɒŋ-wrong·do·er
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Princeton's WordNet
wrongdoer, offendernoun
a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Wiktionary
wrongdoernoun
Someone who does wrong, either morally, ethically or in contravention of a law
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wrongdoernoun
An injurious person.
Etymology: wrong and doer.
She resolved to spend all her years in bewailing the wrong, and yet praying for the wrongdoer. Philip Sidney.
If any seat be taken away by a stranger, the churchwarden may have action against the wrongdoer. John Ayliffe.
Wikipedia
wrongdoer
A wrong (from Old English wrang – 'crooked') is an act that is illegal or immoral. Legal wrongs are usually quite clearly defined in the law of a state and/or jurisdiction. They can be divided into civil wrongs and crimes (or criminal offenses) in common law countries, while civil law countries tend to have some additional categories, such as contraventions. Moral wrong is an underlying concept for legal wrong. Some moral wrongs are punishable by law, for example, rape or murder. Other moral wrongs have nothing to do with law, but are related to unethical behaviours. On the other hand, some legal wrongs, such as many types of parking offences, could hardly be classified as moral wrongs.
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wrongdoer
A wrongdoer is an individual who conducts themselves in an unlawful, immoral, or unethical way, often causing harm or damage to others or to society in general. They intentionally violate rules, standards, or codes of conduct. This term can be applied to anyone from criminals to those who simply act dishonestly or unethically in their personal or professional life.
Webster Dictionary
Wrongdoernoun
one who injures another, or who does wrong
Wrongdoernoun
one who commits a tort or trespass; a trespasser; a tort feasor
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wrongdoer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wrongdoer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of wrongdoer in a Sentence
Facts to consider are suspects' prior record, facts of the crime itself, public safety, victims' rights and safety, any prior failures to appear, and any bench warrants. There are many programs already in place in county jail to help and assist the wrongdoer. We don’t need to endanger the public a second time or implement some political experiment and just sit back and see what happens.
There are studies that show that dopamine is released when we see a transgressor being punished, i think it’s possible that we just are chasing that hit that we get when we see someone that we’ve perceived to be a wrongdoer, get their comeuppance.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book nine:
The sinners sins against himself; the wrongdoer wrongs himself, becoming the worse by his own action.
We all have a psychological tool kit -- for good, for bad and for how we deal with others, this shows us that if a child sees wrongdoing, focus the attention on who was wronged rather than what the wrongdoer did.
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- malfactorCatalan, Valencian
- παραβάτηςGreek
- malbonfarantoEsperanto
- malhechorSpanish
- malfaiteurFrench
- malfeitorPortuguese
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