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malfeasance
[ mal-fee-zuhns ]
/ mælˈfi zəns /
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noun Law.
the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust).Compare misfeasance (def. 2), nonfeasance.
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OTHER WORDS FROM malfeasance
mal·fea·sant, adjective, nounWords nearby malfeasance
male-sterile, male-to-female, Malevich, malevolence, malevolent, malfeasance, malformation, malformed, malfunction, malgré lui, Malherbe
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British Dictionary definitions for malfeasance
malfeasance
/ (mælˈfiːzəns) /
noun
law the doing of a wrongful or illegal act, esp by a public officialCompare misfeasance, nonfeasance
Derived forms of malfeasance
malfeasant, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for malfeasance
C17: from Old French mal faisant, from mal evil + faisant doing, from faire to do, from Latin facere
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