malfeasance
n.
(Law) wrongdoing, trespass (especially by a public official)
Malfeasance
The expressions misfeasance and nonfeasance, and occasionally malfeasance, are used in
English law with reference to the discharge of public obligations existing by
common law, custom or statute.Misfeasance is determined in relation to
privity of contract. When a contract creates a duty that does not exist at common law, the parties can do one of three things: (1) perform the duty fully; (2) perform the duty inadequately or poorly; or (3) fail to perform the duty at all. When a party fails to perform at all, it is nonfeasance. When a party performs the duty inadequately or poorly, it is misfeasance. Malfeasance is used to denote outright
sabotage which causes intentional damage.
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malfeasance
Noun
1. wrongful conduct by a public official
(hypernym) wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
Malfeasance
(n.)
The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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malfeasance
Wrongdoing, especially intentional wrongdoing, with regard to laws, morals, or proprieties.