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malfeasance

[mal-fee-zuhns]

noun

Law.
  1. the performance of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law, especially by a public official or a person in a position of public trust.



malfeasance

/ æˈھːəԲ /

noun

  1. law the doing of a wrongful or illegal act, esp by a public official Compare misfeasance nonfeasance

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • malfeasant adjective
  • ˈڱ𲹲Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of malfeasance1

First recorded in 1660–70; earlier malefeasance. See male-, feasance
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of malfeasance1

C17: from Old French mal faisant, from mal evil + faisant doing, from faire to do, from Latin facere
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Kachuck was incredulous: “There was so much information about malfeasance in the Mexican avocado industry.”

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Boyce’s defense: Lee had blackmailed him into espionage by threatening to expose a letter he had written, while stoned on hashish, alleging secret knowledge of CIA malfeasance.

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Mr Williams is facing 10 counts of a charge known as principal to simple escape, and another of malfeasance in office.

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There are increasing demands to make excuses for behavior so stupid that the rest of the GOP should consider it political malfeasance.

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While malfeasance in politics happens in all parts of Southern California, the level of skulduggery, and sometimes outright thievery, by council members in southeast L.A.

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