misfeasance
noun
mis·fea·sance
mis-ˈfē-zᵊn(t)s 
: trespass
specifically
: the performance of a lawful action in an illegal or improper manner
Examples of misfeasance in a Sentence
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The news comes after family and friends of Weiser and Bickwit called for the creation of a multiagency task force following decades of police incompetence, misfeasance, and neglect.
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Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
The committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, including malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct by state officers and employees.
—Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
The House General Investigating Committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct.
—Aria Jones, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
The General Investigating Committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct.
—Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
That's not misfeasance.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022
These hearings will likely uncover more misfeasance in the crypto space.
—Aaron Klein, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
In 2004, Antonacci represented then-Republican Gov. Jeb Bush in presenting the case in the Senate proceedings over Bush’s removal of then-Broward Supervisor of Elections Miriam Oliphant for neglect of duty, incompetence and misfeasance.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
Pringle, who acknowledges being an anonymous source for that story, cites it as evidence of Maharaj’s misfeasance on the USC story.
—Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
The committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, including malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct by state officers and employees.
—Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 28 May 2023
The House General Investigating Committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct.
—Aria Jones, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
The General Investigating Committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct.
—Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
That's not misfeasance.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022
These hearings will likely uncover more misfeasance in the crypto space.
—Aaron Klein, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
In 2004, Antonacci represented then-Republican Gov. Jeb Bush in presenting the case in the Senate proceedings over Bush’s removal of then-Broward Supervisor of Elections Miriam Oliphant for neglect of duty, incompetence and misfeasance.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
Pringle, who acknowledges being an anonymous source for that story, cites it as evidence of Maharaj’s misfeasance on the USC story.
—Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
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misfeasance
noun
mis·fea·sance
mis-ˈfēz-ᵊns
: the performance of a lawful action in an illegal or improper manner
specifically
: the performance of an official duty in an improper or unlawful manner or with an improper or corrupt motive compare malfeasance, nonfeasance
Etymology
Anglo-French misfesance, from Middle French mesfaire to do wrong, from mes- wrongly + faire to make, do, from Latin facere
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