существительное · исчисляемое / неисчисляемое · редкое

malfeasance

mal·fea·sance

malfeasance · malfeasances

schwerwiegendes Fehlverhalten, schwere Missetat, Übeltat, Untat

WrongdoingWrongdoing.

/ˌmælˈfiːzəns/

» The accountant who stole from the firm went to jail for corporate malfeasance.

Значение

значений: 2

(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Wrongdoing.
schwerwiegendes Fehlverhalten, schwere Missetat, Übeltat
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.
wrongful conduct by a public official

Примеры

предложений: 2

The accountant who stole from the firm went to jail for corporate malfeasance.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Tangobango · C2Открыть на Tatoeba Сообщить о проблеме
The Catalan politicians are accused of disobedience, embezzlement, and malfeasance.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Luornu · C2Открыть на Tatoeba Сообщить о проблеме

Переводы

языков: 3

Deutsch

По значениям 2

wrongdoing:

misconduct doing damage:

Происхождение

From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“to do evil”), from Latin ma

From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“to do evil”), from Latin malefaciō (“to do evil”), from male (“evilly”) + faciō (“to do, make”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source