malversation

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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

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

The Inspector General Act was designed to protect patriotic whistle-blowers who seek to reveal malversation in government.

From Time Magazine Archive

They proved to be apt scholars, and quickly caught the tricks of demagogism, bribery, corruption, and malversation of the public funds.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

There still remains, unobserved upon, an instance of his malversation, wholly new in its kind, to which I will venture to desire your Lordships very seriously to turn your attention.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund