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malfeasance |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Malfeasance \Mal*fea"sance\, n. [F. malfaisance fr malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing p. pr of faire to do See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do evil conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also {malefeasance}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: malfeasance n : a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices" [syn: {malpractice}]
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