mis|fea|sance

mis|fea|sance
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 misfeasance and high misdemeanors (New York Times).

SYNONYM(S): misdeed.
[< Middle French mesfaisance < Old French mesfaire to misdo < mes- wrong, mis- + faire do < Latin facere]

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