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Malconduct

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misconductnounBehavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
misbehaviornoun(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
mispracticenounWrong or bad practice; misconduct
delinquencynounMisconduct.
delinquencenounAlternative form of delinquency. [Misconduct.]
misfunctionnounSynonym of malfunction.
misbehaviournoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior. [(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.]
malfeasancenounWrongdoing.
sexual misconductnoun(uncountable) Any kind of unacceptable sexual behaviour, including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
misgovernmentnounBad government.
misdemeanornoun(law, criminology, historical in UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
misbearingnoun(obsolete) bearing amiss, especially as pertaining to one's conduct; misconduct
misdoingnoun(chiefly in the plural) An act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.
misbehavingnounbad conduct or actions
delinquincynounMisspelling of delinquency. [Misconduct.]
malversationnouncorrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority
malpracticenounThe improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.
malefeasancenounObsolete spelling of malfeasance. [Wrongdoing.]
wrongdoingnoun(uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
misprisionnoun(law, chiefly historical) (uncountable) Criminal neglect or wrongful execution of duty, especially by a public official; (countable) a specific instance of this.

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