- Malefeasance
- Malefeasance Male*fea"sance, n. See {Malfeasance}. [1913 Webster]
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Malefeasance
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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
malefeasance — n. (Law.) Wrong doing, ill conduct, illegal deed … New dictionary of synonyms
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
malfeasance — malfeasant, adj., n. /mal fee zeuhns/, n. Law. the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used esp. of an act in violation of a public trust). Cf. misfeasance (def. 2),… … Universalium
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
