unlawful conduct by an official in regard to his or her office, or by a person in the administration of justice, such as a lawyer, witness, or juror; malfeasance.
POST, as it’s more commonly known, would be allowed to investigate an officer’s fitness and to strip anyone who’d engaged in “serious misconduct.”
Sacramento Report: Jones, COVID-19 and the Irony of Remote Voting|Sara Libby and Jesse Marx|August 28, 2020|Voice of San Diego
In the past, members of a president’s party might be willing to criticize isolated instances of misconduct by the president or his staff.
The RNC weaponized exhaustion|Zack Beauchamp|August 28, 2020|Vox
Voters in November will probably have a chance to overhaul a city commission tasked with overseeing police misconduct, after the City Council committed Tuesday to sending a measure that’s been in the works for years to the ballot.
Morning Report: Lilac Hills Is Back (Again)|Voice of San Diego|June 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
A measure to overhaul police misconduct oversight is headed to the ballot, with support from the mayor and district attorney.
Despite Recent Budget Vote, Reformers See SDPD Cuts as Inevitable|Andrew Keatts|June 23, 2020|Voice of San Diego
It is often the same officers engaging in the same kinds of misconduct and abuse across multiple cases.
Police Officers Accused Of Brutal Violence Often Have A History Of Complaints By Citizens|LGBTQ-Editor|June 1, 2020|No Straight News
But his file is also dotted with frequent warnings of misconduct.
Chicago Priests Raped and Pillaged for 50 Years|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He enlisted in the Navy in 2001 but was dishonorably discharged for misconduct two years later, according to CNN.
Lone Wolves, Terrorist Runts, and the Stray Dogs of ISIS|Jacob Siegel|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anyone can file a complaint under the Judicial Conduct and Disability Act if they believe a judge engaged in misconduct.
Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer|Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Inspections, harsh penalties for misconduct, and consequences for insubordination were the norm.
Will These Men Ever Come Home? The Search for Missing WWII Pilots in “Vanished”|Jordan Michael Smith|November 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Before the hiring surge began in 2006, misconduct arrests for offenses like drunken driving fluctuated.
On Polygraph Tests, Would-Be Border Patrol Agents Confess to Crimes|Andrew Becker|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The internal policy of that body precluded the possibility of gross misconduct.
Letters from Spain|Joseph Blanco White
In this way, the sheriff contended, the disorderly element was220 incited to misconduct and Mr. Jones should be held responsible.
Homestead|Arthur G. Burgoyne
She is very much annoyed at the misconduct that appeared to come from Room Nineteen.
Dorothy Dale in the City|Margaret Penrose
It was the misconduct of Susanoo that drove the sun-goddess into the cave and for this misconduct he was banished.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various
It was not his fault that they had been brought to this pass, but by the misconduct of others, during his absence.
By Right of Conquest|G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for misconduct
misconduct
noun (mɪsˈkɒndʌkt)
behaviour, such as adultery or professional negligence, that is regarded as immoral or unethical