as in misconduct
improper or illegal behavior
a campaign to impeach the governor for malfeasance in office
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Recent Examples of malfeasance
There are those who’ve been inspired by different aspects of Mangione’s case — health-insurance malfeasance, criminal-justice advocacy, death-penalty reform — to become activists.
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Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
But in the current climate of state malfeasance, poverty, and violence, many South Africans fear that precious resources and attention have been diverted to the G-20 at the expense of ordinary South Africans.
—Zanele Mji, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
This tragedy was totally preventable and would have never happened without Biden’s malfeasance.
—Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Along with his plays, Graham also created the BBC series Sherwood, which finished its second season last year and uses the dependable Brit mystery format to look at the larger issues of post-industrial suffering and government malfeasance that plague his hometown and so many others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
But in the current climate of state malfeasance, poverty, and violence, many South Africans fear that precious resources and attention have been diverted to the G-20 at the expense of ordinary South Africans.
—Zanele Mji, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
This tragedy was totally preventable and would have never happened without Biden’s malfeasance.
—Jasmine Baehr , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Along with his plays, Graham also created the BBC series Sherwood, which finished its second season last year and uses the dependable Brit mystery format to look at the larger issues of post-industrial suffering and government malfeasance that plague his hometown and so many others.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malfeasance
Noun
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Blind spots, poor image quality, and limited video retention undermine investigations and allow misconduct to go undetected or unprosecuted.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Progressives also have endorsed the reversal of qualified immunity protections, which shield agents from misconduct lawsuits.—
Ana Ceballos,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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When police shootings occur, leaders are trained to carefully protect evidence and immediately launch an investigation — or multiple ones — in order to assure the community that any potential wrongdoing by officers will be fairly assessed.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The move is standard procedure and should not be viewed as any suspicion of wrongdoing, the Department of Homeland Security said.—
Louis Casiano , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Malfeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malfeasance. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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