The phrase "act of wrongdoing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that is morally or legally wrong.
Example: "The committee decided to investigate the act of wrongdoing reported by several employees."
Alternatives: "misdeed" or "wrongful act".
"And that's often the criticism of these N.C.A.A. investigations, that the people who really committed the act of wrongdoing aren't the ones being punished".
"The diocese accepts that where a bishop has, for example, failed to prevent a priest from committing an act of wrongdoing, he will be liable in negligence.
So Jeremy Bentham famously said, what punishment does is to change the calculus of costs and benefits associated with a particular act of wrongdoing, and to attach to something which is generally beneficial some sort of cost, so that that can enter into the calculus.
"One is it's a completely individual act of wrongdoing, done by one or two geek students in the school who are just keen on experimenting with their hacking skills learned from the school, since the sources in the school and network are so limited.
Every act of wrongdoing undercuts our ability to save a life.
The rabbis stated that one good deed leads to another, and that with one act of wrongdoing, another inevitably follows.
Mr. Smith offers personalized counsel and dedicated advocacy, working to hold financial institutions accountable for negligence or acts of wrongdoing.
They highlight acts of wrongdoing, purported confessions from the accused (often set in verse), and accounts of trials and public executions.
In both instances, the report said, senior managers were spared firings or harsh disciplining for acts of wrongdoing and appeared to receive "favorable treatment".
Mr. Huang's rise, Mr. Wu said, may also have epitomized the corporate style in modern China, where seeking political favor and protection are sometimes viewed more as sharp business tactics than as acts of wrongdoing.
