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Recent Examples of misfeasance
The list of allowable grounds includes malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, habitual drunkenness, incompetence, or permanent inability to perform official duties.
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
Last August, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for a meticulous reexamination of the oldest missing-teens case in America following a Rolling Stone investigation detailing decades of police incompetence and misfeasance.
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Eric J. Greenberg,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2024
The committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, including malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct by state officers and employees.
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Lauren McGaughy,
Dallas News,
28 May 2023
That's not misfeasance.
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Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
4 Sep. 2022
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Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Aug. 2025
Last August, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for a meticulous reexamination of the oldest missing-teens case in America following a Rolling Stone investigation detailing decades of police incompetence and misfeasance.
—
Eric J. Greenberg,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2024
The committee is made up of five lawmakers who can look into complaints of misconduct, including malfeasance, misfeasance, abuse of office, incompetency and workplace conduct by state officers and employees.
—
Lauren McGaughy,
Dallas News,
28 May 2023
That's not misfeasance.
—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
4 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfeasance
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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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In addition to a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in a motor vehicle, the man also faces a misdemeanor battery charge, according to online Ada County Jail records.
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Prosecutors reopen case Pino was initially charged in August 2026 with three counts of careless boating, a minor misdemeanor carrying a minimum sentence of 60 days in county jail.
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Suno entered the music business to significant controversy, as all the major record companies sued the company on allegations of mass copyright infringement over Suno’s AI training model.
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The compensation model is intriguing because major media companies are taking a two-track approach to AI, filing copyright infringement suits in some cases and striking content licensing deals with AI firms in others.
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She is also accused of harassment and violation of temporary order for protection against domestic violence, both of which are misdemeanor offenses.
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According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 51-year-old Mathers of Chesterfield did not appear for an adjourned bond-violation hearing and sentencing after pleading no contest on May 11 to operating while intoxicated.
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“Misfeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfeasance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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