wrongdoer
Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a lawSomeone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.
» Whoever spares the wrongdoers, offends the good.
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.
Get and keep wrongdoers out of your thorp (village).
Übeltäter, Zuwiderhandelnder, Zuwiderhandelnde
злоумы́шленникzloumýšlennik, злоумы́шленницаzloumýšlennica
a person who transgresses moral or civil law
Examples
4 sentencesWhoever spares the wrongdoers, offends the good.
A wrongdoer is often a man who has left something undone, not always one who has done something.
You're a wrongdoer.
The inscription reads: "Defend the children of the poor and punish the wrongdoer".
Translations
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Origin
From wrong + doer.From wrong + doer.
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