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One of these was Trebonius, who had misconducted himself in Spain, and was smarting under the recollection of his own failures.

From Caesar: a Sketch by Froude, James Anthony

That to Colonel Hodges was most strongly worded, calling on him to address Mohhammad Ali in writing to urge him to compensate the sufferers and remove those officers who had misconducted themselves in Damascus.

From Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 by Loewe, Louis

It was Ninon's cat that had misconducted herself.

From Memoirs of My Dead Life by Moore, George (George Augustus)

And then, though he would have gone to a desert island with his wife, had such exile been necessary for her protection, he did believe that she had misconducted herself.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

He now said he thought Mrs. Burroughs had misconducted herself, and he could not order her husband to take her home again. 

From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles