MISFEASANCES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

misfeasances

noun

plural of misfeasance

as in misprisions

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Noun

But, after criticism from Mayor Karen Bass and others, the district attorney downgraded the counts to misdemeanors with a diversion agreement that will probably allow Flores to avoid any time behind bars.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
He was also charged with battery resulting in bodily injury, unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication -- all misdemeanors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of misdemeanors

Noun

But in the final analysis, Weisberg suggests, the rights and wrongs were pretty clear.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
That struggle for inclusion, recognition of past wrongs, and the value of Indigenous practices extends around the globe, from Canada to New Zealand to Sweden.

— Caterina Morbiato, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrongs

Noun

In April, the Actors Committee of the China Federation of Radio and Television Associations released a statement condemning such infringements and asserted that AI platforms needed to comply with the laws and strengthen their compliance rules.

— Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
To complete the drama, England finished with 13, Argentina with 15 when Henry Pollock was sent to the sin-bin over team infringements and Emmanuel Iyogun, on debut, for cynical offending.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of infringements

Noun

The court also noted how Gasly’s speed limit infractions were higher than the others.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The Herald found that Moreno had an address in Hialeah and several traffic infractions, but could not locate any criminal history.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of infractions

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Previous efforts to broker even a partial ceasefire have repeatedly fallen apart within hours, with both sides accusing each other of violations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Because there were code violations, such as missing fire extinguishers, everyone who had been sleeping in the clubhouse building could no longer do so.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of violations

Noun

The most bitter setback came when the state largely just stood down, in 2020 and since, after the Madigan transgressions created a mandate for transformative change.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Many others in the moment hoped that Nixon’s transgressions would spark something of a democratic revival to check the dangerous tendencies that had made Watergate possible.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

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