misfeasor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfeasor
Noun
  • Biden’s autopen signature was used to issue major clemency orders in the final two months of his term that affected more than 4,000 individuals, including drug offenders and those placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment, Law & Order examines the criminal justice system and tells the stories of the police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Vineland’s repressive villain Brock Vond ends ferried to hell by two Eastside vatos locos, while the hippie father Zoyd reunites with his daughter at an anarchist family picnic.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There are villains in every episode and the story uses them to showcase some societal issues.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lawmakers in many states have changed the rules in recent decades to protect winners from being targeted by criminals and unscrupulous people asking for money.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Her Eco-Age consultancy, targeted by criminals and forced to close in 2024 after 17 years in business, had advised clients on industry developments, changes to government policies and practical guidance on how to avoid greenwashing.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But Jaron had a new acquaintance—Nortal, an old reprobate who ran the town dump.
    Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
  • That pair of reprobates retired from politics due to ill health.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Two other teens, Jardan Anderson, 18, and Isaiah Daniels, 17, are charged with harboring and aiding a felon.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Yarbrough is a felon with no valid firearm owners’ identification card or conceal and carry license, according to Cook County circuit court filings.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Very little creates more comfort for citizens and discomfort for criminals than the threat of lawbreakers getting caught.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The world is hearing our message that America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Misfeasor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfeasor. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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