An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
MALVERSATION
malversation
(noun) misconduct in public office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
malversation (countable and uncountable, plural malversations)
corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority
Source: Wiktionary
Mal`ver*sa"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. malverser to be corrupt in office, fr. L. male ill + versari to move about, to occupy one's self, vertere to turn. See Malice, and Verse.]
Definition: Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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