Useful english dictionary. 2012.
de|fea|sance — «dih FEE zuhns», noun. 1. a making null and void. 2. Law. a) a condition stated in a contract or deed which, if carried out, makes the contract or deed null and void. b) a contract or deed expressing such a condition. ╂[< Old French defesance… … Useful english dictionary
mal|fea|sance — «mal FEE zuhns», noun. official misconduct; violation of a public trust or duty: »A judge is guilty of malfeasance if he accepts a bribe. ╂[< French malfaisance < mal badly, mal + faisant, present participle of faire to do < Latin… … Useful english dictionary
mis|fea|sance — «mihs FEE zuhns», noun. 1. the wrongful performance of a lawful act; wrongful and injurious exercise of lawful authority. SYNONYM(S): malfeasance. 2. any wrong done; trespass: »General denunciation, embellished with assorted charges of… … Useful english dictionary
non|fea|sance — «non FEE zuhns», noun. Law. the failure to perform some act which ought to have been performed. ╂[< non + Anglo French fesance < French faire do] … Useful english dictionary
fea — cof·fea; de·fea·sance; de·fea·si·ble; dis·fea·ture; fea·ber·ry; fea·si·bil·i·ty; fea·si·ble; fea·si·ble·ness; fea·si·bly; fea·tured; fea·ture·less; fea·ture·ly; fea·tur·ette; fea·tur·ish; in·de·fea·si·bil·i·ty; in·de·fea·si·ble; mal·fea·sance;… … English syllables
sance — bri·sance; chev·i·sance; com·plai·sance; con·ver·sance; de·fea·sance; mal·fea·sance; mis·fea·sance; nais·sance; non·fea·sance; obei·sance; pu·is·sance; re·con·nais·sance; recu·sance; nui·sance; ren·ais·sance; cog·ni·sance; mal·fai·sance;… … English syllables
mal·fea·sance — /ˌmælˈfiːzn̩s/ noun [noncount] law : illegal or dishonest activity especially by a public official or a corporation The investigation has uncovered evidence of corporate malfeasance … Useful english dictionary
feasance — fea•sance [[t]ˈfi zəns[/t]] n. law Law. the performance of some act, esp. a job or other duty • Etymology: 1530–40; < AF fesa(u) nce, OF faisance … From formal English to slang
DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… … English syllables
malfeasance — mal•fea•sance [[t]mælˈfi zəns[/t]] n. law misconduct or wrongdoing committed esp. by a public official Compare misfeasance • Etymology: 1690–1700; earlier malefeasance. See male , feasance mal•fea′sant, adj. n … From formal English to slang
