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Malfeasance

Malfeasance Meaning & Definition
Malfeasance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Malfeasance?

[n] wrongful conduct by a public official

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See Also | actus reus | misconduct | wrongdoing | wrongful conduct

Malfeasance In Webster's Dictionary

\Mal*fea"sance\, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf. {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also {malefeasance}.]

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