Entry Word: misconduct

Function: noun

Meaning: improper or illegal behavior <some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice>

Synonyms malfeasance, misbehavior, misdoing, wrongdoing

Related Words crime, malefaction, misdeed, sin, wrong; malpractice; familiarity, gaffe, impropriety, indiscretion; blunder, error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, slip, slipup, stumble