A judge is guilty of malfeasance if he accepts a bribe.
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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
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
malfeasance — mal·fea·sance … 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
malfeasance — mal|fea|sance [ ,mæl fizns ] noun uncount LEGAL illegal actions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
malfeasance — mal·fea·sance /ˌmal fēz əns/ n [mal bad + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Old French faisance, from fais , stem of faire to make, do, from Latin facere]: the commission (as by a public official) of a wrongful or unlawful act… … Law dictionary
malefeasance — Malfeasance Mal*fea sance, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf. {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malfeasance — Mal*fea sance, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf. {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
