Definition of "misdeed" [mis•deed]

• A wrong or illegal deed; a wrongdoing. (noun)

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• "Claiming a misdeed was a mistake is akin to the evangelist philanderer saying, “I thought the woman was my wife,” or the baseball player claiming, “I thought I was injecting vitamins,” or the politician perjurer protesting, “It depends on what the definition of the truth is.”"
• "A "breach" of contract, "possible misappropriation," or "misdeed" - would be necessary to begin legal proceedings, but there "was not any sense of illegality at that point," he said."
• "In fact, it was so -- the misdeed was a double-edged blade which cut both ways."