Wrongdoing and Wrongful

noun

• Departure from what is ethically acceptable.
  • synonyms: error
• Activity that transgresses moral or civil law.
  • usage: "he denied any wrongdoing"
  • synonyms: wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus

(n.) Evil or wicked behavior or action.

(a.) Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.

adjective

• Having no legally established claim.
  • usage: "the wrongful heir to the throne"
  • synonyms: unlawful
• Unlawfully violating the rights of others.
  • usage: "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"
• Not just or fair.
  • usage: "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"