misfeasor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfeasor
Noun
  • Two of the game’s most brilliant villains have matured into eloquent eulogists.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2025
  • For an industry which has long been treated by the television and film industries as a dirty, dangerous business run by unethical, cartoon-ish villains like J.R. Ewing, such a balanced portrayal is a welcome change, indeed.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • As crypto holders become increasingly savvy online, criminals start resorting to physical attacks.
    Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • With the help of a charming and ethnically diverse array of loveable colleagues, Peralta brings down criminals in entirely bingeable 22-minute chunks.
    Maris Kreizman, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • That pair of reprobates retired from politics due to ill health.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
  • Like many of Anderson’s protagonists, Gustave is a reprobate of the first order, romancing old ladies for their fortunes and such.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • The suspect was wanted on charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon through the ATF in the Northern District of Texas, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Department of Correction.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
  • Prosecutors said Gonzalez also was convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Research the London School of Economics (my employer) recently published in Administrative Science Quarterly shows that under certain circumstances, lawbreakers not only go unpunished; they are actively rewarded.
    London School of Economics, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • This interpretation leads to more support and job opportunities for the lawbreaker.
    London School of Economics, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“Misfeasor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfeasor. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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