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/mɪskˈɑndəkt/ Listen

noun

Misconduct n.

Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.

Unlawful or unethical conduct by a person holding a public office or having a position of responsibility in the administration of justice; malfeasance; as, discussing the case out of court during a trial is misconduct by a juror; especially, Misuse of office by an elected or appointed government official, also called misconduct in office.

Synonyms: Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; delinquency; offense.

verb

Misconduct v. t. To conduct amiss; to mismanage.

To misconduct one's self, to behave improperly.

Misconduct v. i. To behave amiss.

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Etymology of 'Misconduct'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Misconduct" Quotes from Famous Books

... bad," said Linden, when they were seated at the table. "It is a form of social misconduct which goes right at the bottom of Torbert's character. When he comes I'll tell him the story of a friend of mine who never was late for dinner in his life, and ...

— Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York • Lemuel Ely Quigg

... knew nothing, and am still very ignorant; but of late my father's health has been very much broken, and he requires attention; his spirits also have become low, which, to tell you the truth, he attributes to my misconduct. He says that I have imbibed all kinds of strange notions and doctrines, which will, in all probability, prove my ruin, ...

— Lavengro - The Scholar, The Gypsy, The Priest • George Borrow

... Macedonians protect the town and the citadels, than on the former occasion, but they exerted themselves with greater spirit, in consequence of the reprimands which they had received from the king for the misconduct they had committed, and also from remembrance both of his threats and promises with regard to the future. Thus, when time was being consumed there, contrary to their expectation, and there was more hope from a siege and works than from a sudden assault, the lieutenant-general thought that ...

— History of Rome, Vol III • Titus Livius

... Queen was extremely anxious that Lord John, then Foreign Secretary, should not encourage the revolutionary party. He promptly referred Her Majesty to "the doctrines of the Revolution of 1688," and informed her that, "according to those doctrines, all power held by Sovereigns may be forfeited by misconduct, and each nation is the judge of ...

— Prime Ministers and Some Others - A Book of Reminiscences • George W. E. Russell

... study to pour out their grievances. "The Bull" was laid up with influenza, and had been prevented from watching the match. They found him lying on his sofa. For over an hour they elaborated the tale of Gordon's misconduct. ...

— The Loom of Youth • Alec Waugh

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