Misfeasance - English meaning
Misfeasance – definitions in English dictionary
nounA transgression, especially the wrongful exercise of lawful authority.
Usage examples:
In contrast with the tort of misfeasance in public office, bad faith is not an ingredient of the to…
nounThe fact of someone in authority performing a legal act in an illegal way, often without intending to
Usage examples:
People who have lost money are accusing the minister of misfeasance.
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Word origin
early 17th century: from Old French mesfaisance, from mesfaire, from mes- ‘wrongly’ + faire ‘do’ (from Latin facere ). Compare with malfeasance.
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