malfeasance

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Typically, Congress gave the appointees, a mix of Republicans and Democrats, a fixed term and said they could be removed only for “inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.”

From Los Angeles Times

While they’re nominated by the President, the law says they may be removed only for cause, such as malfeasance.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the skepticism is notable for what it says about the difficulty in building trust in public institutions after so many decades of malfeasance and mismanagement.

From The Wall Street Journal

One reason is the creation of independent institutions such as an anticorruption prosecutor and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, which investigates malfeasance involving top officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

He claimed her firing was “for cause,” a term whose precise legal meaning hasn’t been adjudicated but is widely interpreted to connote gross malfeasance or some such offense in office.

From The Wall Street Journal