Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A wrong or illegal deed; a wrongdoing.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An evil or mischievous deed; a reprehensible or wicked action.
- noun Synonyms See list under
misdemeanor .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An evil deed; a wicked action.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any
sin or moraloffense to various degrees ofcrime .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun improper or wicked or immoral behavior
Etymologies
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Examples
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Claiming a misdeed was a mistake is akin to the evangelist philanderer saying, “I thought the woman was my wife,” or the baseball player claiming, “I thought I was injecting vitamins,” or the politician perjurer protesting, “It depends on what the definition of the truth is.”
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A "breach" of contract, "possible misappropriation," or "misdeed" - would be necessary to begin legal proceedings, but there "was not any sense of illegality at that point," he said.
06/05/2005 2005
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In fact, it was so -- the misdeed was a double-edged blade which cut both ways.
The Lincoln Story Book Henry Llewellyn Williams
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The latter now recalled his misdeed with sorrow and shame in an impassioned plea for amnesty to all political offenders, including
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) William Milligan Sloane 1889
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Where is your compassion for those of us who end up paying for this kind of misdeed?
Lean Left » Blog Archive » Racist Judicial Activism: GOP’s Newest Divisive Initiative 2005
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Consider your hand-wringing sufficient penance for your "misdeed," but don't waste to much time worrying about how knuckleheads respond to thoughtful criticism.
Blue Skunk Blog Doug Johnson 2010
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He bows down to other countries, and continually apologizes to other countries for America's "misdeed" such as our response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In fact, it was so ” the misdeed was a double-edged blade which cut both ways.
The Lincoln Story Book Williams, Henry L 1907
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The nuns' collective acceptance of Delores' strange and almost non-existent back-story without any suspicion of misdeed demonstrates not only the sisters' uncanny trust in humankind, but also serves as a wink and a nod from the producers that this story requires a fair share of faith from the audience.
Danny Groner: Sister Act on Broadway Is Heavenly Danny Groner 2011
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The nuns' collective acceptance of Delores' strange and almost non-existent back-story without any suspicion of misdeed demonstrates not only the sisters' uncanny trust in humankind, but also serves as a wink and a nod from the producers that this story requires a fair share of faith from the audience.
Danny Groner: Sister Act on Broadway Is Heavenly Danny Groner 2011
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