misfeasances

plural of misfeasance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfeasances
Noun
  • Stalking and strangulation-related offenses, whether charged as misdemeanors or felonies, will now also be permanently disqualifying.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Karen was charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs.
    Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • So did two wrongs make a right?
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The Bill of Rights establishes the rights of the people against infringements by the State.
    Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • Four groups, one from each of those religions, filed a brief urging the high court to take up the USCCB’s case, warning that keeping the lower court rulings in place could lead to infringements on religious autonomy for other religions.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • Fines for such infractions in West Newport Beach and the Peninsula — dubbed safety enhancement zones — will be tripled from July 3 through July 6.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
    Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Beijing has and been accused of serious human violations, including large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, in Xinjiang.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Monetary awards compensate these victims, deter future transgressions, and, by exposing systemic abuses of power, sometimes bring about meaningful reform.
    Joel B. Rudin, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Yet the Supreme Court seeks to condemn America to relive those same transgressions, to undo decades of racial progress and to obstruct access to the ballot box.
    Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
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“Misfeasances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfeasances. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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