misdeed

音标发音

Entire families could be wiped out just for belonging to the wrong class or for some alleged misdeed.
仅仅因为出身于错误的阶级或者被指控犯有某种罪行，整个家庭都会被消灭。
Wrongdoings often can't be undone, and it's rare that owning up to a misdeed will result in a positive outcome (at least in the short term).
错误通常是无法弥补的，并且很少有时候承认错误会给自己带来正面的影响（至少在短时间内不会）。
The paper was reporting on the latest misdeed of Jeremy Clarkson, host of the BBC show Top Gear, who called Prime Minister Gordon Brown one, although the comment wasn't broadcast.
那报纸当时正在报道最近BBC的世界顶级汽车测评节目的主持人杰里米克拉克森访问前英国财政大臣布朗的不当行为，即使评论没有被发布出来。

This expression makes the person left holding the bag responsible for an action, often a crime or misdeed.

One of the likely reasons for this fear is that their ancestors committed this misdeed themselves.
FORBES: The British Are More Germanic Than They Think
Say the statute of limitations has expired on your alleged misdeed.
FORBES: Just say, "No comment"
In an e-mail to a tech blogger he said the misdeed was the work of a hacker who had broken into his computer.
FORBES: Magazine Article