MISCONDUCT

wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus

(noun) activity that transgresses moral or civil law; “he denied any wrongdoing”

misconduct

(noun) bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another’s behalf

mismanage, mishandle, misconduct

(verb) manage badly or incompetently; “The funds were mismanaged”

misbehave, misconduct, misdemean

(verb) behave badly; “The children misbehaved all morning”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

misconduct (usually uncountable, plural misconducts)

behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.

Etymology 2

Verb

misconduct (third-person singular simple present misconducts, present participle misconducting, simple past and past participle misconducted)

(transitive) To mismanage. [from 18th c.]

(reflexive) To behave inappropriately, to misbehave. [from 19th c.]

(intransitive, rare) To act improperly.

Source: Wiktionary

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Mis*con"duct, n.

Definition: Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement. Addison.

Syn.

– Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; delinquency; offense.

Mis`con*duct", v. t.

Definition: To conduct amiss; to mismanage. Johnson. To misconduct one's self, to behave improperly.

Mis`con*duct", v. i.

Definition: To behave amiss.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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