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Misfeasance

Misfeasance Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Misfeasance? [n] doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner Synonyms \| Synonyms for Misfeasance: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Misfeasance: aberrancy \| aberration \| abuse \| abuse of office \| atrocity \| bad policy \| befoulment \| breach \| conversion \| corrupt administration \| crime \| crime against humanity \| criminal tendency \| criminality \| criminosis \| deadly sin \| debasement \| defalcation \| defectiveness \| defilement \| delinquency \| delusion \| dereliction \| desecration \| deviancy \| distortion \| diversion \| embezzlement \| enormity \| errancy \| erroneousness \| error \| evil \| evil courses \| evildoing \| failure \| fallaciousness \| fallacy \| falseness \| falsity \| fault \| faultiness \| feloniousness \| felony \| flaw \| flawedness \| fouling \| genocide \| guilty act \| hamartia \| heavy sin \| heresy \| heterodoxy \| illusion \| impolicy \| impropriety \| indiscretion \| inexpedience \| inexpediency \| inexpiable sin \| iniquity \| injury \| injustice \| lapse \| lawbreaking \| maladministration \| malefaction \| malfeasance \| malpractice \| malum \| malversation \| minor wrong \| misadministration \| misapplication \| misappropriation \| misconduct \| misconstruction \| misdeed \| misdemeanor \| misdirection \| misdoing \| misemployment \| misgovernment \| misguidance \| mishandling \| misinterpretation \| misjudgment \| mismanagement \| misprision \| misprision of treason \| misrule \| misusage \| misuse \| mortal sin \| neglect \| negligence \| nonfeasance \| offense \| omission \| outrage \| peccadillo \| peccancy \| peculation \| perversion \| pilfering \| pollution \| poor stewardship \| positive misprision \| profanation \| prostitution \| self-contradiction \| sin \| sin of commission \| sin of omission \| sinful act \| sinfulness \| slip \| thou scarlet sin \| tort \| transgression \| trespass \| trip \| unorthodoxy \| untrueness \| untruth \| untruthfulness \| unutterable sin \| venial sin \| vice \| viciousness \| violation \| wrong \| wrong conduct \| wrongdoing \| wrongness See Also \| actus reus \| misconduct \| wrongdoing \| wrongful conduct Misfeasance In Webster's Dictionary \Mis*fea"sance\, n. [OF. pref. mes- wrong (L. minus less) + faisance doing, fr. faire to do, L. facere. Cf. {Malfeasance}.] (Law) A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do. --Bouvier. Wharton.

Misfeasance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Misfeasance?

[n] doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner

Synonyms | Synonyms for Misfeasance:

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

Misfeasance In Webster's Dictionary

\Mis*fea"sance\, n. [OF. pref. mes- wrong (L. minus
less) + faisance doing, fr. faire to do, L. facere. Cf.
{Malfeasance}.] (Law)
A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which
a person might lawfully do. --Bouvier. Wharton.

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