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improper or illegal behavior
- some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice
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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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misconduct
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of misconduct (Entry 2 of 2)
to manage badly
- misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life
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“Misconduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconduct. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of misconduct was in 1705
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