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malfeasance

[mal-fee-zuhns] / mælˈfi zəns /
NOUN
wrongdoing
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NOUN
crime
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Their bigger worries are whether the executive has been involved in business malfeasance or behavior that harmed the company’s financials or reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Readers weigh in on GLP-1 drugs, the Harold Alfond Foundation, saving for retirement, and congressional malfeasance.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

In the 1980s and 1990s, widely circulated stories about Medicaid exposed fraud and malfeasance by providers.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

The BBC understands Meah was later questioned by police on suspicion of malfeasance in public office but no further action was taken.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

I arrived in the Masters’ Hall early and was relieved to find the atmosphere much more relaxed than when I’d gone on the horns for malfeasance against Hemme.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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