malfeasance

/mælˈfiːzəns/ noun [U]

Definition

› LAW the fact of someone in a position of authority intentionally doing something dishonest or illegal: These laws were put in place to discourage malfeasance by public officials. corporate/financial/political malfeasance → Compare misfeasance, nonfeasance

(Definition of malfeasance noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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