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
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
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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