Definition of misconducted Misconducted

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What does misconducted mean?

Part of speech

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  • misconducted, verb, past participle of misconduct (infinitive).
  • misconducted, verb, past simple of misconduct (infinitive).

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: misconducts

misconduct - bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
  management, direction the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
misconduct - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
  wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, actus reus
  activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
  brutalisation, brutalization an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
  trespass, usurpation, encroachment, intrusion, violation entry to another's property without right or permission
  civil wrong, tort (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  malversation misconduct in public office
  misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed improper or wicked or immoral behavior
  dereliction willful negligence
  malfeasance wrongful conduct by a public official
  misfeasance doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
  malpractice a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
  malpractice a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
  perversion the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"
  injury wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
  injury wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
  injustice, shabbiness, iniquity, unfairness an unjust act
  infliction an act causing pain or damage
  evildoing, transgression the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
  knavery, dishonesty lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
  misrepresentation, falsification a misleading falsehood
  champerty an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty"
  criminal maintenance, maintenance the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • misconduct (Noun)
    Bad behavior.
  • misconduct (Verb)
    To mismanage.
  • misconduct (Verb)
    To misbehave.
  • misconduct (Verb)
    He misconducted himself with a chorus girl, according to his wife.
  • misconduct (Verb)
    To act improperly.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • misconduct (n.)
    Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.
  • misconduct (v. t.)
    To conduct amiss; to mismanage.
  • misconduct (v. i.)
    To behave amiss.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • misconduct
    Bad behavior.
  • misconduct
    To act improperly.

Part of speech

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  • misconduct, verb, present, 1st person singular of misconduct (infinitive).
  • misconduct, verb (infinitive).
  • misconduct, noun, singular of misconducts.

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