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misconduct

[mis-kon-duhkt, mis-kuhn-duhkt] / mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt, ˌmɪs kənˈdʌkt /


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The suspension was announced Monday after the ICC’s governing body voted, following a long U.N. investigation, that Mr. Khan had committed serious misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Any U.S. court would have tossed it for prosecutorial misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Judge Ross is the latest in a long line of examples of the most hypocritical double standard: Judges hold others accountable for misconduct but are never held accountable themselves.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

He was eventually dismissed for gross misconduct on 25 July 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Some folks in the office said I should explain in my complaint that I was a civil rights attorney working on police misconduct cases.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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