Wrongdoer is an English word with synonyms like offender. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Wrongdoer meaning
Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.
Synonyms of Wrongdoer
Using Wrongdoer
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.
- Useful related words include: offender, bad person.
- In the example corpus, wrongdoer often appears in combinations such as: the wrongdoer.
Context around Wrongdoer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wrongdoer
- In this selection, "wrongdoer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, threatens stand out and add context to how "wrongdoer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a wrongdoer is entitled and denying a wrongdoer any profit. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wrongdoer" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wrongdoer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. (14 words)
A threat is not immediate if the wrongdoer threatens to use force of violence some future time. (17 words)
The Invasion Paradigm defines privacy violation as the hostile actions of a wrongdoer who causes direct harm to an individual. (20 words)
The general principle is that a person in possession of land or goods, even as a wrongdoer, is entitled to take action against anyone interfering with the possession unless the person interfering is able to demonstrate a superior right to do so. (42 words)
In various contexts, the deliberate infliction of pain in the form of corporal punishment is used as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable. (39 words)
The first death sentence historically recorded occurred in 16th Century BC Egypt where the wrongdoer, a member of nobility, was accused of magic, and ordered to take his own life. (30 words)
Example sentences (9)
The first death sentence historically recorded occurred in 16th Century BC Egypt where the wrongdoer, a member of nobility, was accused of magic, and ordered to take his own life.
They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
A threat is not immediate if the wrongdoer threatens to use force of violence some future time.
For example, the nouns "sinner" or "wrongdoer" can be derived from the word sala as either maksalak, or sala-na'in.
In various contexts, the deliberate infliction of pain in the form of corporal punishment is used as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining or reforming a wrongdoer, or to deter attitudes or behaviour deemed unacceptable.
The basis for restitutionary damages is much debated, but is usually seen as based on denying a wrongdoer any profit from his wrongdoing.
The general principle is that a person in possession of land or goods, even as a wrongdoer, is entitled to take action against anyone interfering with the possession unless the person interfering is able to demonstrate a superior right to do so.
The Invasion Paradigm defines privacy violation as the hostile actions of a wrongdoer who causes direct harm to an individual.
This generally occurs due to some wrongdoing, where the wrongdoer has acquired legal title to some property and cannot in good conscience be allowed to benefit from it.
Common combinations with wrongdoer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: