The phrase "acknowledge that wrongdoing" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the recognition of a mistake or unethical behavior, often in a formal or legal context.
Example: "The company must acknowledge that wrongdoing occurred during the investigation to regain public trust."
Alternatives: "admit to the misconduct" or "recognize the error."
In its agreement with the Justice Department, Tyson acknowledged that the accusations of wrongdoing were true.
Wilson told the Guardian he was delighted that it had finally been acknowledged that "there was some wrongdoing".
The bank, the people said, also agreed to make a groundbreaking admission of wrongdoing, acknowledging that it should have caught the problem faster but instead had lax controls that allowed the traders to build the risky position and cover up their losses.
Under the settlement, Fletcher acknowledged that evidence "strongly indicate[d] wrongdoing by his administration" but did not admit any wrongdoing personally.
In a short news conference at FIFA's Zurich headquarters, Blatter admitted no wrongdoing but acknowledged that he had lost the support of "the entire world of football" and called for an election to select his successor.
The Met settled out of court in 1993 and the artefacts were returned to Turkey, with the museum admitting no wrongdoing but acknowledging that it knew the pieces had been illegally excavated.
The head of Mossack Fonseca, Ramon Fonseca, has denied any wrongdoing, but acknowledged that there had been a "limited" hack on the firm's database.
Though the bank did not admit legal wrongdoing, it acknowledged that its employees had opened millions of potentially unauthorized accounts and that it had fired 5,300 workers over that practice.
When I visited him this week at his office at the bank's Park Avenue headquarters, there was a surprising atmosphere of hushed calm given that the bank had announced the settlement and acknowledged wrongdoing that morning.
For instance, recently New York real estate owner Rubin Schron and attorney Leonard Grunstein, along with a number of other corporate defendants, settled a case (without acknowledging wrongdoing) that alleged a violation of federal anti-kickback laws, which prohibit knowingly or willfully receiving or giving any remuneration for referrals covered by Medicare or Medicaid.
