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
Slaughter was fired without cause, which clashed with a 1914 law that limited the president's ability to remove an FTC commissioner to instances of inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg.
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Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
In the face of shooting and shooting-up deaths, if permanent gates — which are, after all, only a physical manifestation of the existing curfew — will deter mischief and malfeasance post-midnight, then my vote is to lock it up.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Our systems have been destroyed slowly for decades because of Republican malfeasance — education, healthcare, the economy, democracy, etc.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
But Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed almost immediately veers off into wild subplots about murder, corruption, and corporate malfeasance, as if to emphasize that low-level romance scams are just the tip of the internet’s fetid iceberg.
—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
In the face of shooting and shooting-up deaths, if permanent gates — which are, after all, only a physical manifestation of the existing curfew — will deter mischief and malfeasance post-midnight, then my vote is to lock it up.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
Our systems have been destroyed slowly for decades because of Republican malfeasance — education, healthcare, the economy, democracy, etc.
—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malfeasance
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Alite faces multiple counts of extortion, corporate misconduct, loansharking and terroristic threats.
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Councilman John Alite, 63, of Englishtown, was arrested on Friday and charged with multiple counts of theft by extortion, corporate misconduct, usury and terroristic threats, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's office.
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At its core, the play examines what happens when loyalty to an institution collides with a commitment to the truth, as a young lawyer risks his career to challenge powerful military leaders and expose wrongdoing within the ranks.
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No charges have been filed and Carvalho has denied any wrongdoing.
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“Malfeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malfeasance. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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