MALFEASANCE

malfeasance

(noun) wrongful conduct by a public official

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

malfeasance (countable and uncountable, plural malfeasances)

Wrongdoing.

(legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

Synonyms

• (wrongdoing): misconduct, wrongdoing

Source: Wiktionary


Mal*fea"sance, n. Etym: [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See Malice, Feasible, and cf. Maleficence.] (Law)

Definition: The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also malefeasance.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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