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[ mal-fee -zuh ns ] SHOW IPA
/ mælˈfi zəns / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Law . the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust). Compare misfeasance (def. 2), nonfeasance.
Origin of malfeasance First recorded in 1660–70; earlier malefeasance. See male-, feasance
OTHER WORDS FROM malfeasance mal·fea·sant, adjective, noun Words nearby malfeasance male-to-female, male Turner's syndrome, Malevich, malevolence, malevolent, malfeasance , malformation, malformed, malfunction, Malgaigne's luxation, malgré lui
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Example sentences from the Web for malfeasance The commission has accused Yingluck of malfeasance in a rice-subsidy program aimed at improving the incomes of Thai rice farmers.
Thailand: Into the Void | Lennox Samuels| March 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The prime minister must appear before the anti-corruption commission on February 27 to answer the malfeasance charges.
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Allegations of malfeasance against Raheen continue to surface.
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Arguably that question points to a much larger problem than Stapel's malfeasance .
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He was removed from any position of authority for malfeasance a decade ago.
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For if the prime minister defended him, as was likely, he might be accused of protecting guilt and malfeasance .
A History of England | Charles Oman
Malfeasance was stimulated by the excessive tenderness which forbore to visit misconduct with punishment.
A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2, | Henry Charles Lea
Very little of the malfeasance in positions of public trust escaped the attention of this writer.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923 | Various
Removals were made for neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, refusing to obey orders, and obstructing Reconstruction.
Civil War and Reconstruction in Alabama | Walter L. Fleming
The Duke of York, commander-in-chief of the British forces, compelled to resign for malfeasance in office.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for malfeasance noun law the doing of a wrongful or illegal act, esp by a public official Compare misfeasance, nonfeasance
Derived forms of malfeasance malfeasant , noun , adjective Word Origin for malfeasance C17: from Old French mal faisant, from mal evil + faisant doing, from faire to do, from Latin facere
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Words related to malfeasance misconduct, misbehavior, impropriety, wrongdoing, delinquency