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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesilleciti
Pronunciation / Transliteration: il-leh-chee-tee
"L'indagine ha rivelato diversi illeciti all'interno dell'organizzazione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act that is considered to be morally or legally wrong.
"The investigation revealed several instances of wrongdoing within the organization." - 2
A violation of a law or moral code.
"The court found him guilty of wrongdoing and imposed a heavy fine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'wrongdoing' is derived from the combination of 'wrong', which comes from Old English 'wrang', meaning 'crooked or unjust', and 'doing', from Old English 'don', meaning 'to perform or act'. The term has evolved to denote actions that are morally or legally wrong.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wrongdoing" is said worldwide
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faute
Transliteration: fot
"L'enquête a révélé plusieurs fautes dans l'organisation."
Fehlverhalten
Transliteration: fehl-fair-halt-en
"Die Untersuchung ergab mehrere Fälle von Fehlverhalten in der Organisation."
illeciti
Transliteration: il-leh-chee-tee
"L'indagine ha rivelato diversi illeciti all'interno dell'organizzazione."
ilícitos
Transliteration: ee-lee-see-tos
"La investigación reveló varios ilícitos dentro de la organización."
transgressões
Transliteration: trans-gres-soes
"A investigação revelou várias transgressões dentro da organização."
गलती
Transliteration: galti
"जांच में संगठन के भीतर कई गलतियाँ सामने आईं।"
不当行为
Transliteration: bù dàng xíng wéi
"调查显示该组织内存在多起不当行为。"
위법 행위
Transliteration: wi-beob haeng-wi
"조사 결과 조직 내에서 여러 위법 행위가 드러났습니다."
不正行為
Transliteration: fusei kōi
"調査により、組織内でいくつかの不正行為が明らかになりました。"
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