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Noun
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Sterling Williams, who was charged with principle to simple escape and malfeasance in office, cut off the water to a cell's toilet so inmates could remove it without flooding the area, Murrill alleged in a news release last week.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
27 May 2025 -
Sterling Williams, 33, who was an employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office for allegedly turning off the water in the cell from which the escapees fled.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Nate Foy,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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The legal term is medical malpractice, and my job is to hold providers accountable when standard protocols aren’t followed.—
Sean C. Domnick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Family members of victims of malpractice have been fighting for eight years to overturn the law called the Wrongful Death Act.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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The suit indicates three counts of negligence and carelessness which resulted in Xavier Anderson’s death and parties should be held liable.—
Kennedy Sessions,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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The jury found that Elijah’s negligence also proximately caused his death.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Because an employee is not eligible for unemployment benefits if the person was fired for misconduct, Wisconsin doesn’t want to have to decide the legitimacy of a firing that was based on matters of religious faith and doctrine.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Critics have accused deputy cliques of engaging in brawls and other misconduct.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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The company’s net loss rate fell to 8.0% from 8.8% in May 2024, while its delinquency rates also improved, easing to 5.7% in May from 5.9% a year ago.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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The credit scores of millions of Americans have plummeted in the first quarter of the year as a result of rising student loan delinquency rates, following the end of a years-long pause on federal payments.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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