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wrongdoer

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wrongdoer noun criminal, debauchee, evildoer, homo maleficus, lawbreaker, malefactor, malfeasant, miscreant, misdemeanant, misdoer, offender, outlaw, profligate, reprobate, scoundrel, sinner, villain
Foreign phrases: In pari delicto potior est conditio possiientis, defendentis.Where the parties are equally guilty of wrongdoing, the defendant holds the stronger position. Nullus videtur dolo facere qui suo jure utitur. No one is considered to have committed a wrong who exercises his legal rights.
See also: convict, criminal, felon, hoodlum, lawbreaker, malefactor, recidivist


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