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Wrongdoer

Wrongdoer \Wrong"do`er\, n.

  1. One who injures another, or who does wrong.

  2. (Law) One who commits a tort or trespass; a trespasser; a tort feasor.
    --Ayliffe.

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wrongdoer

n. Someone who does wrong, either morally, ethically or in contravention of a law

WordNet
wrongdoer

n. a person who transgresses moral or civil law [syn: offender]

Usage examples of "wrongdoer".

But he soon observed wrongdoers being dragged off there, hands tied behind their backs, winding up dark stairways into the aularian shadows, some to the Holies, some to a punishment farm behind Market called Twink.

From its top a watcher could view the road leading to Hillcrest, and by a well-directed signal give warning to any chance wrongdoer on the St.

The inscriptions were in an ornamental Kufic script, something from the Koran about striking down wrongdoers.

The Cry was a routine device used by the Wardens and the Watches for dealing with thieves and other wrongdoers.

The orders of Kahooli were primarily dedicated to seeking out wrongdoers and visiting justice upon them.

We cannot fail them and permit the wrongdoers to use their Matrix assets against our flesh confederates.

The wrongdoer would simply be picked up by one of the goon squads of Brigadier Khatib’.

He usually looked as though someone was about to commit a grievous sin that would, unfortunately, require him to take direct and personal action to correct the wrongdoer.

For I am not aware that any right thinking person would find fault with anger at a wrongdoer which seeks his amendment, or with sadness which intends relief to the suffering, or with fear lest one in danger be destroyed.

Most third-shift crew wore softies, to reduce noise, and it certainly made sneaking up on wrongdoers easier.

It is because people think only about their own business, and won't trouble themselves to stand up for the oppressed, nor bring the wrongdoer to light.