wrongdoing
Breach of ethics
Wrongdoing is behavior that violates moral or legal standards—misconduct, sin, or crime.
The word is broad enough to cover anything from petty dishonesty to serious offenses: The investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing.
A wrongdoer is someone who commits such acts.
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infractionMinor rule breach
- contraventionAct violating a rule
- illegalityViolation of law
transgression · offense · misdemeanor · felony · infringement · encroachment · noncompliance · unlawfulness
Unlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- arsonCriminal deliberate burning
vandalism · shoplifting · kidnapping · manslaughter · trespassing · forgery · cybercrime · trafficking
Improper professional behavior
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
malfeasance · malpractice · breach · violation · infringement · unscrupulousness · duplicity · betrayal
Violation of law or code
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- depravityProfound moral corruption
vice · temptation · blasphemy · profanity · irreverence · sacrilege · defilement · debauchery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · money laundering · misappropriation · patronage · payola · venality · malfeasance · fiddling
Unjust differential treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
partiality · disparity · favoritism · inequality · disenfranchisement · marginalization · grievance · oppression
Physical or psychological harm
- damageHarm or impairment
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- hurtCause or feel pain
- inflictionAct of causing suffering
neglect · mistreatment · endangerment · aggression · wounding · maiming · cruelty · exploitation
violation
Breaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infractionMinor rule breach
- contraventionAct violating a rule
illegality · transgression · offense · misdemeanor · felony · infringement · encroachment · noncompliance · unlawfulness · culpability
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
arson · vandalism · shoplifting · kidnapping · manslaughter · trespassing · forgery · cybercrime · trafficking · smuggling
misconduct
Improper professional behavior
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
fraud · malfeasance · malpractice · breach · violation · infringement · unscrupulousness · duplicity · betrayal · disloyalty
transgression
Violation of law or code
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
depravity · vice · temptation · blasphemy · profanity · irreverence · sacrilege · defilement · debauchery · licentiousness
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- graftIllicit political gain
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
nepotism · cronyism · money laundering · misappropriation · patronage · payola · venality · malfeasance · fiddling · sleaze
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
bias · partiality · disparity · favoritism · inequality · disenfranchisement · marginalization · grievance · oppression · persecution
injury
Physical or psychological harm
infliction · neglect · mistreatment · endangerment · aggression · wounding · maiming · cruelty · exploitation · malpractice
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- scandalsscandal, controversy, coverup, cover-up, disgrace
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- scandalscandal, infamy, disgrace, coverup, cover-up
- vicesgreed, envy, lust, gluttony, vanity
wrongdoingrighteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
virtue · goodness · morality · right conduct · ethical behavior
wrongdoinginnocence
Freedom from wrongdoing
blamelessness · guiltlessness · faultlessness · impeccability · irreproachability