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Webster 1913 Edition
Malfeasance
Mal-fea′sance
,Noun.
[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
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Malfeasance
MALFE'ASANCE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
malfeasance
malfeasance
English
Noun
malfeasance (plural malfeasances)
- wrongdoing
- (law) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official that causes damage.
Synonyms
- (wrongdoing): misconduct, wrongdoing
Related terms
Translations
wrongdoing