wrongdo

English

Etymology

wrong +‎ do

Verb

wrongdo (third-person singular simple present wrongdoes, present participle wrongdoing, simple past wrongdid, past participle wrongdone) (rare)

1. To do something wrong; to break a rule or offend.
   • 1923, New York (State). Dept. of Farms and Markets, Report of the Department of Farms and Markets, page 14:

     Some offenders were called to judgment where offences were technical and unaccompanied by any intention to wrongdo, whereas hardened offenders were sometimes let off with less than their deserts.

   • 1958, Your Allergy and You:

     To overdo can be as hard on allergies as to wrongdo, so you'll not want to take on too many activities at once.

   • 1980, United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging, Medicare Oversight:

     As in society as a whole, the masses have to suffer because of the wrongdoings or the willingness to wrongdo of the few.