WRONGFUL CONDUCT Synonyms

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law

• a failure to perform some promised act or obligation

• an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification)

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• make an opening or gap in

• nonpayment of a debt when due

• a tendency to be negligent and uncaring

• an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor

• the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct

• morally objectionable behavior

• an improper demeanor

• the condition of being improper

• an indecent or improper act

• an act of undue intimacy

• an act that disregards an agreement or a right

• a crime less serious than a felony

• wrongful conduct by a public official

• professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage

• a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct

• improper or wicked or immoral behavior

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended

• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

• the action of attacking an enemy

• the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

• the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

• a crime less serious than a felony

• an act that disregards an agreement or a right

• entry to another's property without right or permission

• a disrespectful act

• the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law