noun · countable / uncountable · rare

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.

Meaning

2 senses

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

Examples

2 sentences

The accountant who stole from the firm went to jail for corporate malfeasance.
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The Catalan politicians are accused of disobedience, embezzlement, and malfeasance.
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

wrongdoing:

misconduct doing damage:

Origin

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”).

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