misfeasances

plural of misfeasance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfeasances
Noun
  • Stalking and strangulation-related offenses, whether charged as misdemeanors or felonies, will now also be permanently disqualifying.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Karen was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs.
    Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • So did two wrongs make a right?
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Four groups, one from each of those religions, filed a brief urging the high court to take up the USCCB’s case, warning that keeping the lower court rulings in place could lead to infringements on religious autonomy for other religions.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
  • Montana led the nation in passing legislation that limits infringements on the ability of any resident to make full use of AI and related technologies.
    Neil Chilson, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • An additional $500,000 would go toward establishing an in-house prosecution office to handle infractions and misdemeanor cases now contracted out to the city of Boise.
    Rose Evans June 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2026
  • In October 2013, he was sentenced to serve a life sentence for drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, firearms violations, among other infractions.
    Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Three additional restaurants were cited for violations including heavy grease accumulation, missing handwashing signs and an ice machine leak.
    Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
  • The Justice Manual violations described above represent only one dimension of the illegality of this Fund.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Monetary awards compensate these victims, deter future transgressions, and, by exposing systemic abuses of power, sometimes bring about meaningful reform.
    Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Yet the Supreme Court seeks to condemn America to relive those same transgressions, to undo decades of racial progress and to obstruct access to the ballot box.
    Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
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“Misfeasances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfeasances. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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