misconduct
noun
improper or wrong behavior.
had been misconducting
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past perfect progressiveof misconduct.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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They followed because, learning that James was going to Perth, they guessed that he intended to apprehend the Master of Oliphant, who had been misconducting himself in Angus.
From James VI and the Gowrie Mystery by Andrew Lang
