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Noun
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Jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams, 33, was arrested and charged with being a principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 July 2025 -
Investigative journalism that exposes corruption and malfeasance by powerful people and companies comes with a serious risk of legal repercussions, and requires resources—such as time and money—that tend to be in short supply for freelancers.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Noun
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To not record something like this would be malpractice at this point, on both sides.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 July 2025
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The Importance Of Operational Compliance In the news, major compliance issues are often viewed through the lens of isolated incidents: privacy breaches, fraud investigations or malpractice claims.—
Jesse Corn,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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The lawsuit seeks damages and brings claims of battery, negligence and false imprisonment.—
Nathan Pilling
July 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 July 2025
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Mitchell said that in civil cases where civil negligence is raised, a lawyer would have to show that someone's carelessness caused harm to another person, such as running a red light and hitting someone.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Was anyone arrested in the Mesa park ranger misconduct case?—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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In April 2024, Lateral officer Myron Howard, who was with the department for one year, was charged with rape, criminal confinement, official misconduct, making an unlawful proposition, public indecency and public nudity.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK for years tried to rip the property from its longtime owner, Carl Lopp, due to surmounting tax delinquency and violation fees.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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Roughly 6 million student loan borrowers entered delinquency between February and April, TransUnion said, estimating that about one-third of those borrowers could enter default in July.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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