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noun
Wrongdoing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: misconduct, misdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor, offense, peccadillo, sin, tort, tortfeasance, transgression, veniality, villainy, wrong, wrongdoing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
wrongful conduct by a public official
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
History
From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“to do evil”), from Latin malefaciō (“to do evil”), from male (“evilly”) + faciō (“to do, make”).
Across languages
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
