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as in wrongdoings
improper or illegal behavior
some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice
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as in adulteries
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 abuses
to manage badly
misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life
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Recent Examples of misconducts
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
The chaotic matchup saw referees call 65 penalties for 312 minutes, including 13 game misconducts.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
That came two days after another slugfest of a contest that saw the teams combine for eight misconducts, four fights and another 186 penalty minutes at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
All three men were given misconducts and a handful of penalties throughout the game.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Noun
The game featured several scrums after the whistle, a spirited fight between Montreal’s Josh Anderson and Tampa Bay’s Declan Carlile, and seven 10-minute misconducts — culminating in 126 penalty minutes.
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ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
The chaotic matchup saw referees call 65 penalties for 312 minutes, including 13 game misconducts.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
That came two days after another slugfest of a contest that saw the teams combine for eight misconducts, four fights and another 186 penalty minutes at Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
All three men were given misconducts and a handful of penalties throughout the game.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
In addition, referees were instructed to apply the rules regarding fouls and misconducts more strictly – a move meant to protect players and their inventiveness.
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Cesar R. Torres,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconducts
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But despite Clark’s wrongdoings on and off the course, the decorum of being a golf patron, especially at a major championship, is paramount.
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Their alleged wrongdoings went beyond the Wang Fuk Court.
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New York City’s child welfare agency routinely abuses its emergency power to take children from their parents without a court order, creating lifelong consequences for families, a new class-action lawsuit seeking to end the practice alleged Thursday.
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People deserve a government that watches out for our people’s best interests, not one that abuses its powers and sells us to the highest bidder.
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Detectives are continuing an investigation that began weeks ago, Azarcon said, and are analyzing evidence to see whether the six are linked to additional crimes.
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Megan Swenson, lead stenographer for the Police Department, said her team works with officers and analysts to transcribe the department reports while meticulously reviewing the facts of cases ranging from the highly sensitive violent crimes to routine traffic stops.
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Dana Sue and Ronnie's strained relationship is exasperated by a fire that breaks out — accelerated by off-brand e-bikes Ronnie bought behind Dana Sue’s back and stored in their garage — and damages their house.
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Roslovic’s poor playoff showing severely damages his chances of earning an extension with the Oilers for next season and of a sizable deal elsewhere.
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Filing a false immigration claim violates anti-fraud statues, according to DHS General Counsel James Percival, and those who file them should be held accountable, according to a memo from Percival and reviewed by ABC News.
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In 2022, a federal judge ruled that the state law violates Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act.
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“Misconducts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconducts. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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