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
The bill would protect the heads of government agencies focused on statistics—the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau among them—from being fired except in cases of neglect or malfeasance.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Two decades and one big scandal later, Medved is still fond of that particular predecessor despite him being forced to resign amid widespread academic malfeasance in 1999.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
On July 17, Louisiana State Police announced that the wife of Chad Doyle, Alison Doyle, had also been arrested and charged with two counts of malfeasance in office.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 July 2025
That lawyer and law firm will no longer receive any type of favorable judgments and rulings and all cases will go against them for daring to expose judicial malfeasance.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
Two decades and one big scandal later, Medved is still fond of that particular predecessor despite him being forced to resign amid widespread academic malfeasance in 1999.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025
On July 17, Louisiana State Police announced that the wife of Chad Doyle, Alison Doyle, had also been arrested and charged with two counts of malfeasance in office.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 17 July 2025
That lawyer and law firm will no longer receive any type of favorable judgments and rulings and all cases will go against them for daring to expose judicial malfeasance.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malfeasance
Noun
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Boy Meets World — Savage’s comedy legacy has been marred by multiple misconduct allegations over the years.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The senior pastor at the historic First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte in uptown was fired after allegations of misconduct proved true, the church said in an email Wednesday.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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All three Cabinet members denied wrongdoing.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Harvey, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing, sat in the front row of the gallery behind the defense table each day of his wife’s trial.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Malfeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malfeasance. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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