malfeasance
[ mal-fee-zuh ns ]
/ mælˈfi zəns /
noun Law.
the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used especially of an act in violation of a public trust).
Compare misfeasance(def 2), nonfeasance.
OTHER WORDS FROM malfeasance
mal·fea·sant, adjective, nounWords nearby malfeasance
malentendu,
maleruption,
malevich,
malevolence,
malevolent,
malfeasance,
malformation,
malformed,
malfunction,
malgaigne's luxation,
malgré lui
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British Dictionary definitions for malfeasance
malfeasance
/ (mælˈfiːzəns) /
noun
law
the doing of a wrongful or illegal act, esp by a public official
Compare misfeasance, nonfeasance
Derived forms of malfeasance
malfeasant, noun, adjectiveWord Origin for malfeasance
C17: from Old French
mal faisant, from
mal evil +
faisant doing, from
faire to do, from Latin
facere