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as in wrongdoing
improper or illegal behavior
some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice
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as in adultery
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
both parties cited misconduct as the reason for the divorce
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as in to abuse
to manage badly
misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life
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Recent Examples of misconduct
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But another crucial pretrial ruling is still to come — stemming from a 53-year-old Chicago police misconduct investigation into the lead detective in the murder case — leaving the door open to more potential delays.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Most recently, a federal judge raised concerns about the department’s progress after command staff and an internal affairs lead investigator were accused of lying about misconduct.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Hartig's misconduct case is set for trial this fall.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Those claims were in addition to allegations that Bayless and other co-workers engaged in workplace misconduct.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But another crucial pretrial ruling is still to come — stemming from a 53-year-old Chicago police misconduct investigation into the lead detective in the murder case — leaving the door open to more potential delays.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Most recently, a federal judge raised concerns about the department’s progress after command staff and an internal affairs lead investigator were accused of lying about misconduct.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
Hartig's misconduct case is set for trial this fall.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconduct
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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In addition, Swazi law has a different definition of adultery for men and for women.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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Certain artistic genres were employed to publicize and critique changes to laws regarding adultery and divorce.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
Verb
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The Commission said Google’s market power has been abused since 2014.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Moore previously served as the defense attorney for Louise and David Turpin, the California couple who abused and imprisoned their 13 children and dependent adults in a 'house of horrors' for years.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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When yet another affair is discovered (Kate Upton), all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on their cheating, lying, three-timing SOB.—
Caitlin White,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Byron had his arms wrapped around the company's HR chief, Kristin Cabot, and subsequently faced cheating allegations after they were spotted on the jumbotron.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Washing a couch or sofa, professional carpet and upholstery cleaner Ben Brazell says, is more precarious than carpet cleaning because the upholstery is often a lot more expensive and much easier to damage.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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Private homes, farm buildings and power lines were damaged, Gusev said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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And Congress is unlikely to grant him new tariff powers after the courts just ruled that doing so unilaterally violated the separation of powers.—
Brett Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But a ruling class that systematically blinds itself to the most profound longings of human beings will misunderstand and misgovern those under its sway.—
Benjamin and Jenna Storey,
WSJ,
12 Oct. 2021
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“Misconduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconduct. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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