Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfeasances
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Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department later announced that the Masked Singer alum had been charged with three misdemeanors — battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, and public intoxication — before upgrading the battery charge to a felony.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025 -
The man was one of 15 people scheduled to appear in Davis’ downtown courtroom that day under a new state law that shifted certain drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors to felonies for repeat offenders.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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In recent years there has been some effort by some Western academic institutions to right the wrongs of the past and return ancient ancestral remains and artifacts to their rightful tribal nations.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tamra, whom Shannon has refused to forgive for past wrongs, goes under the table to help right as Shannon starts to slide out her seat in the banquette under the table.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Under copyright law, rights holders can sue and obtain statutory damages for infringements, regardless of the opt-out policy.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the aforementioned pop stars, John Legend, Barbra Streisand, Janelle Monae, Bonnie Raitt, Finneas, Maggie Rogers and Patti LuPone have also joined the cause, which aims to call out and stand against infringements on free speech.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Questions over gambling machines reached state Supreme Court Local police can enforce violations in certain circumstances, including at grocery stores and gas stations.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The New Brunswick house also possessed a history of building code violations and officials have since declared the building to be an unsafe structure, according to NJ Advance Media.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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But some authors tell Rolling Stone the vetting process isn’t strong enough to keep knockoffs from popping up — and many times puts the burden of policing these infractions on the author.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
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The gun-owning Susan Lorincz isolates and relentlessly harasses and targets Ajike Owens’ family, calling police countless times about such infractions as kids playing on the lawn and them just being kids.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Misfeasances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfeasances. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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