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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alleged wrongdoer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts or discussions where someone is accused of wrongdoing but not yet proven guilty.
Example: "The court will hear the case against the alleged wrongdoer next month."
Alternatives: "purported offender" or "accused individual".
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NOTE: The applicable policy for sexual harassment is based on the role of the alleged wrongdoer within the University.
stands apart from other forms of action directed at the alleged wrongdoer.
(For situations in which a student is the alleged wrongdoer, the process followed is provided in the Student Title IX Process).
Critical to the court's ruling was its conclusion that "[e]xceptions to that general rule such as ownership of the bridge, physical injury or direct damages to the claimant's property or person, or a direct contractual relation with the alleged wrongdoer [we]re not factually present here". Id.
Civil wrongs are typically treated as 'private' matters in the sense that it is for the victim to investigate what happened, to identify the alleged wrongdoer, and to bring a case against him.
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It will not be able to intervene unless it is clear that national authorities cannot, or will not, punish alleged wrongdoers.
This intelligence-gathering mission trumps most other priorities, including the desire to bring alleged wrongdoers to trial for their role in terrorist plots.
Channel 4's unsettling documentary, The Paedophile Hunter, is the latest examination of a type of rough justice that increasingly takes advantage of modern technology to tackle alleged wrongdoers.
But the status quo also leads to ongoing legal scrutiny and the accumulation of legal bills that may far exceed any purported public relations harm that would stem from a neutral arbitrator allowing certain alleged wrongdoers back into the league more easily.
Also shameful conduct: a professional watchdog's job is not to pass information to alleged wrongdoers.
In the end, it has proven far too often to be unable to render justice to the truly innocent, and far too ready to let alleged wrongdoers with money – go free.
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