criminal wrongdoing

AmE /ˈkrɪmɪnəl ˈrɔːŋˌduːɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of criminal wrongdoing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legalillegal acts that break criminal law and may lead to punishment

The investigation found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by the company.
He was acquitted of any criminal wrongdoing after the lengthy trial.
Journalists uncovered extensive criminal wrongdoing within the agency.

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Expressions with criminal

criminal underworld

hidden group of people who do illegal things

The police are investigating the criminal underworld in the city.

career criminal

person who commits crimes as main job or over many years

The police finally caught the career criminal after years of investigation.

criminal check

check to find past crimes

The company did a criminal check before hiring.

criminal element

group of people in society who break the law

The police are cracking down on the criminal element in the city.

desperate criminal

person who commits crimes out of extreme need or urgency

The desperate criminal robbed the store to feed his family.

treated like a criminal

adj.

viewed or handled as if guilty of a crime

He felt treated like a criminal despite his innocence.

Expressions with wrongdoing

cover up wrongdoing

hide illegal or unethical actions

The company tried to cover up wrongdoing by destroying documents.

Terms with criminal wrongdoing included in their meaning

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guilty mind

legal

awareness of wrongdoing or criminal intent

mens rea

legal

criminal intent or knowledge of wrongdoing

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French:infraction pénale, ...
German:strafbare Handlung, ...
Italian:illecito penale, ...
Spanish:actividad delictiva, ...
Portuguese:ilícito criminal, ...
Chinese:犯罪行为, ...
Japanese:刑事犯罪, ...
Arabic:مُخَالَفَة جِنَائِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:עֲבֵירָה פְּלִילִית, ...
Russian:уголовное преступление, ...
Ukrainian:кримінальне правопорушення, ...
Hindi:आपराधिक कदाचार, ...
Bengali:অপরাধমূলক কার্যকলাপ, ...
Catalan:delicte, ...
Czech:trestná činnost, ...
Danish:strafbart forhold, ...
Dutch:strafbaar feit, ...
Greek:ποινικό αδίκημα, ...
Hungarian:bűncselekmény, ...
Khmer:បទល្មើសព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ, ...
Korean:형사 범죄, ...
Persian:جرم کیفری, ...
Polish:przestępstwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):ilícito penal, ...
Romanian:faptă penală, ...
Swedish:brottslig handling, ...
Thai:การกระทำความผิดทางอาญา, ...
Turkish:suç, ...
Vietnamese:hành vi phạm tội hình sự, ...

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