misfeasancen.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈfiːz(ə)ns/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈfiz(ə)ns/

Forms: 1600s misfeisance, 1600s–1700s misfesance, 1600s– misfeasance, 1700s misfesans, 1800s misfeazance, 1900s– misfaisance (Scottish).

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French mesfaisance ; mis- prefix¹, feasance n.

Etymology: Either < Anglo-Norman and Middle French mesfaisance (1456) < mes mis- prefix² + faisance feasance n., or independently < mis- prefix¹ + feasance n. Compare earlier misfease v., and also nonfeasance n. and later malfeasance n.

1. Law. A transgression, trespass; spec. the wrongful exercise of lawful authority or the improper performance of a lawful act.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > wrongful deed > [noun]

misdeedeOE

guilt971

evilOE

follya1275

trespassc1290

errorc1330

illa1340

untetchea1375

offencec1384

crimec1390

forfeit1393

faultc1400

demerit1485

disorder1581

misfeasancea1626

misactiona1667

trespassage1874

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > misdemeanour or malfeasance

misprision1425

misdemeaning1487

misdemeanour1504

misimprision1611

misfeasancea1626

malfeasance1663

misdemean1742

a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 37 He is subject to an action vpon the case for his misfeisance.

1663 W. Sheppard (title) Actions upon the Case for Deeds, viz. Contracts, Assumpsits [etc.]..and for other Male-feasance and Mis-feasance.

1689 Exact Acct. Trial between W. Pritchard & T. Papillon 9 That were a Misfesance, or a Male-execution of their Office.

1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 208 Any misfeasance, or act of one man whereby another is injuriously treated or damnified, is a transgression, or trespass in it's largest sense.

1781 W. Jones Ess. Law Bailments 54 A distinction seems very early to have been made in our law between the nonfesance, and the misfesance of a conductor operis.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea II. 13 The custom of awarding wild, violent praise to the common performance of duty, and even now and then to actual misfeasance.

1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. vi. 262 Damage caused by misfeazance (commission of wrongful acts).

1980 Ld. Denning Due Process of Law ii. iii. 79 Parliament has clearly enacted that there should be power..for an inquiry to be made into the conduct of the affairs of a company, if there are circumstances which appear to the minister to suggest ‘fraud, misfeasance or other misconduct’.

2. In non-legal contexts.

ΚΠ

1806 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems (new ed.) 178 So much you dreaded some misfeasance, You never yet have dar'd discover How most outrageously you love her.

1840 New Monthly Mag. 59 242 The long-acre copse..which had so often sheltered the misfeasance both of my gun and lips.

1882 T. Hughes Mem. D. Macmillan 6 He had..discovered some small misfeasance in the shop and had accused his apprentice of it.

1919 Trans. Sc. Dial. Comm. in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 293/2 It was jist a misfaisance o' the lassie's to brak the lamp.

1994 Daily Tel. 31 Aug. 14/6 Biased, meaningless, or even faked computations are just as common as the corresponding misfeasances in the biomedical sciences.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misfeasance
释义	misfeasancen. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈfiːz(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈfiz(ə)ns/ Forms: 1600s misfeisance, 1600s–1700s misfesance, 1600s– misfeasance, 1700s misfesans, 1800s misfeazance, 1900s– misfaisance (Scottish). Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French mesfaisance ; mis- prefix¹, feasance n. Etymology: Either < Anglo-Norman and Middle French mesfaisance (1456) < mes mis- prefix² + faisance feasance n., or independently < mis- prefix¹ + feasance n. Compare earlier misfease v., and also nonfeasance n. and later malfeasance n. 1. Law. A transgression, trespass; spec. the wrongful exercise of lawful authority or the improper performance of a lawful act. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > wrongful deed > [noun] misdeedeOE guilt971 evilOE follya1275 trespassc1290 errorc1330 illa1340 untetchea1375 offencec1384 crimec1390 forfeit1393 faultc1400 demerit1485 disorder1581 misfeasancea1626 misactiona1667 trespassage1874 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > misdemeanour or malfeasance misprision1425 misdemeaning1487 misdemeanour1504 misimprision1611 misfeasancea1626 malfeasance1663 misdemean1742 a1626 F. Bacon Elements Common Lawes (1630) 37 He is subject to an action vpon the case for his misfeisance. 1663 W. Sheppard (title) Actions upon the Case for Deeds, viz. Contracts, Assumpsits [etc.]..and for other Male-feasance and Mis-feasance. 1689 Exact Acct. Trial between W. Pritchard & T. Papillon 9 That were a Misfesance, or a Male-execution of their Office. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 208 Any misfeasance, or act of one man whereby another is injuriously treated or damnified, is a transgression, or trespass in it's largest sense. 1781 W. Jones Ess. Law Bailments 54 A distinction seems very early to have been made in our law between the nonfesance, and the misfesance of a conductor operis. 1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea II. 13 The custom of awarding wild, violent praise to the common performance of duty, and even now and then to actual misfeasance. 1875 K. E. Digby Introd. Hist. Law Real Prop. vi. 262 Damage caused by misfeazance (commission of wrongful acts). 1980 Ld. Denning Due Process of Law ii. iii. 79 Parliament has clearly enacted that there should be power..for an inquiry to be made into the conduct of the affairs of a company, if there are circumstances which appear to the minister to suggest ‘fraud, misfeasance or other misconduct’. 2. In non-legal contexts. ΚΠ 1806 T. G. Fessenden Orig. Poems (new ed.) 178 So much you dreaded some misfeasance, You never yet have dar'd discover How most outrageously you love her. 1840 New Monthly Mag. 59 242 The long-acre copse..which had so often sheltered the misfeasance both of my gun and lips. 1882 T. Hughes Mem. D. Macmillan 6 He had..discovered some small misfeasance in the shop and had accused his apprentice of it. 1919 Trans. Sc. Dial. Comm. in Sc. National Dict. (1965) VI. 293/2 It was jist a misfaisance o' the lassie's to brak the lamp. 1994 Daily Tel. 31 Aug. 14/6 Biased, meaningless, or even faked computations are just as common as the corresponding misfeasances in the biomedical sciences. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1626
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