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View definitions for malfeasance

malfeasance

noun as in wrongdoing

noun as in crime

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Ned may be driven by an outdated sense of devotion to yesterday’s journalism, when reporters attended local government meetings and exposed malfeasance about which his neighbors would otherwise be ignorant.

From Salon

The governing body believes the consultation process deals with any potential challenge under competition law and it believes its transparency as a board deals with any issues regarding "malfeasance or unfairness".

From BBC

They would have seven-year terms and could be fired only for “neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.”

Suddenly, we found ourselves living in a reality where an Instagram post could serve as substantive evidence of malfeasance.

From Salon

Right-wing media, meanwhile, is using Paramount’s payment as proof of media malfeasance, suggesting the company settled a winnable case because it sought to avoid potentially damaging discovery during a court trial.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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