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

Here is a sum of money to be accounted for, in which there is a gross malversation directly charged as to these particulars, in Mr. Hastings's opinion.

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

Morally, the forgery of a signature, especially if it be to bring about a diminution of cash in a well-filled pocket, is a mere peccadillo compared with the malversation of a young girl's life.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend