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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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OBLIQUE
(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”
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