wrongdoings
Acts deserving punishment
Wrongdoings are acts that violate moral or legal standards—sins, crimes, or ethical breaches.
The plural emphasizes multiple instances or a pattern of behavior: The investigation uncovered years of financial wrongdoings.
Often used in formal or legal contexts where specific offenses are being catalogued or condemned.
Violations of moral law
- transgressionsViolations of rules or laws
- misdeedsImproper or illegal actions
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- iniquitiesGrossly immoral acts
vices · immorality · wickedness · evil · unethical · dishonesty · deceit · betrayal
Unlawful acts
- offensesViolations of law or rules
- violationsBreaches of rules
- infractionsMinor violations of rules
- misdemeanorsMinor legal violations
felonies · transgressions · breaches · convictions · indictments · prosecution · charges · allegations
Improper professional behavior
- malfeasanceUnlawful act by officeholder
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
corruption · exploitation · negligence · accountability · investigation · whistleblower · inquiry · oversight
Violations of moral law
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- iniquitiesGrossly immoral acts
- transgressionsViolations of rules or laws
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
sacrilege · confession · penance · absolution · atonement · repentance · judgment · damnation
sins
Violations of moral law
- transgressionsViolations of rules or laws
- misdeedsImproper or illegal actions
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
iniquities · vices · immorality · wickedness · evil · unethical · dishonesty · deceit · betrayal · cruelty
crimes
Unlawful acts
- offensesViolations of law or rules
- violationsBreaches of rules
- infractionsMinor violations of rules
misdemeanors · felonies · transgressions · breaches · convictions · indictments · prosecution · charges · allegations · misconduct
misconduct
Improper professional behavior
- malfeasanceUnlawful act by officeholder
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
cover-up · corruption · exploitation · negligence · accountability · investigation · whistleblower · inquiry · oversight · reform
sins
Violations of moral law
- trespassesUnlawful entries onto property
- iniquitiesGrossly immoral acts
- transgressionsViolations of rules or laws
blasphemy · sacrilege · confession · penance · absolution · atonement · repentance · judgment · damnation · salvation
wrongdoingsgood deeds
Helpful, moral actions
virtues · righteous acts · charitable acts · heroic deeds · beneficence
wrongdoingscompliance
Adhering to requirements
right conduct · adherence · conformity · rectitude · propriety