malfeasance
noun
mal·fea·sance
ˌmal-ˈfē-zᵊn(t)s 
: wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
The investigation has uncovered evidence of corporate malfeasance.
Examples of malfeasance in a Sentence
The investigation has uncovered evidence of corporate malfeasance.
a campaign to impeach the governor for malfeasance in office
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Political malfeasance, press acquiescence, the Ford Motor Co. and the Genovese crime family among others play their roles in the student exposé of toxic waste dumped into the area landfills.
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Even if the company achieved its efficiency revolution with some malfeasance, DeepSeek’s achievements have lit a fire under Silicon Valley’s AI industry.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Between free agency, the NFL draft, trades, cuts, off-the-field malfeasance, etc., much will impact player values before next summer’s fantasy drafts.
—Brandon Funston, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Enron, the company synonymous with early 2000s corporate malfeasance, is back — but as what is anyone's guess.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Even if the company achieved its efficiency revolution with some malfeasance, DeepSeek’s achievements have lit a fire under Silicon Valley’s AI industry.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
Between free agency, the NFL draft, trades, cuts, off-the-field malfeasance, etc., much will impact player values before next summer’s fantasy drafts.
—Brandon Funston, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Enron, the company synonymous with early 2000s corporate malfeasance, is back — but as what is anyone's guess.
—Ben Berkowitz, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Malfeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malfeasance. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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malfeasance
noun
mal·fea·sance
(ˈ)mal-ˈfēz-ᵊn(t)s
: wrongful conduct especially by a public official
Legal Definition
malfeasance
noun
mal·fea·sance
ˌmal-ˈfēz-ᵊns
: the commission (as by a public official) of a wrongful or unlawful act involving or affecting the performance of one's duties compare misfeasance, nonfeasance
Etymology
mal- bad + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Old French faisance, from fais-, stem of faire to make, do, from Latin facere
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