MISFEASANCES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

misfeasances

noun

plural of misfeasance

as in misprisions

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Noun

Briggs and Guataquira had their misdemeanors dismissed; Sampson and Cooper were never charged.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Across Manhattan, of the 696 total counterfeiting cases in 2025, just two were arraigned as felonies, while 694 were arraigned on misdemeanors, according to New York State Pretrial Release Data.

— Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of misdemeanors

Noun

But the two bills Newsom vetoed on Wednesday, AB 1881 and AB 2218, sought to redress those historic wrongs by requiring the state to take Indigenous history with land and waterways into account, proponents of them said.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Billy Baker giving [Preach] a second chance at life to right his wrongs and become a teacher…that’s real life.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of wrongs

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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

These were the type of penalties that plagued the Dolphins, which finished with nine infractions for 55 yards, all day.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
The two women are themselves influencers who previously accused former gubernatorial hopeful Tom Steyer and, earlier this week, Los Angeles mayoral hopeful Nithya Raman of similar infractions.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of infractions

Noun

The hosts talk about the precedent set by smaller violations from other EPL teams.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The Commerce Department would establish clawback provisions in the event that fraud or violations of these terms take place, James said.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of violations

Noun

The administration’s hostility to the principle and mechanisms of international legal accountability makes eminent if cynical sense in light of its many transgressions.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Belieu’s poems take place in the unfailingly disappointing real world, lit by the beauty of compromises and transgressions.

— Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of transgressions

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