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wrongdoer

noun

  1. person who acts illegally or immorally
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English wrong English doer English wrongdoer From wrong + doer.

  1. Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

    Get and keep wrongdoers out of your thorp (village).

    Where the owner of the property and several insurers have rights of action for different portions of the value, all arising out of the same wrongful act, they may join in a single action against the wrongdoër.