malversation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of malversation
1540–50; < Middle French, equivalent to malvers ( er ) to embezzle (< Latin male versārī to behave badly, equivalent to male badly ( see mal-) + versārī to behave, conduct oneself, passive (in middle sense) of versāre to turn; see versatile) + -ation -ation
Example Sentences
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During a brief job at a large corporation, he impersonates a vice president and summarily fires those who seem unhappy in their work, He is finally caught and dismissed for "malversation of coffee break."
From Time Magazine Archive
This was shown by one of the framers of the impeachment provision, James Wilson, who said that what he had in mind was misbehavior, or what he called "malversation."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Inspector General Act was designed to protect patriotic whistle-blowers who seek to reveal malversation in government.
From Time Magazine Archive
Of direct malversation, or actual sordid dishonesty, there was, thanks probably to a vigorous opposition, far less than might have been expected.
From British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 by J. L. (John Lyle) Morison
They must be as few as possible, done gradually, and bottomed on some malversation or inherent disqualification.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
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