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misconduct::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | actus reus, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct |
| Type of | activity |
| Has types | brutalisation, brutalization, champerty, civil wrong, criminal maintenance, dereliction, dishonesty, encroachment, evildoing, falsification, infliction, misfeasance, misrepresentation, perversion, shabbiness, tort, transgression, trespass, unfairness, usurpation, violation, infringement, iniquity, injury, injustice, intrusion, knavery, maintenance, malfeasance, malpractice, malversation, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed |
misconduct::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | direction, management |
Examples of misconduct
misconduct
Sheriff Baca plans to install more video cameras in jail to document misconduct.
From the latimes.com
Carcillo received 19 minutes and a game misconduct, resulting in the power play.
From the usatoday.com
Authorities said those who never reported the misconduct are being investigated.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a public official and misconduct in office.
From the freep.com
McCarthy gets five for fighting, two for instigating and a 10 minute misconduct.
From the post-gazette.com
The professional misconduct case against Rucker narrowed significantly Thursday.
From the kansas.com
Mr. Garson was convicted on charges of accepting bribes and official misconduct.
From the nytimes.com
Other tycoons have been imprisoned on charges linked to misconduct by officials.
From the online.wsj.com
The post-trial settlement last fall has led to a charge of misconduct in office.
From the freep.com
- Bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- Misbehave: behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning"
- Mismanage: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"
- Wrongdoing: activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
- A misconduct is a legal term meaning a wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts.
- Misconduct in association football is any conduct by a player that is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal) in accordance with Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. ...
- Bad behavior; To act improperly; To mismanage
- An act deemed by the referee to be unsporting, reckless, violent, or flagrantly in violation of the laws and spirit of the game, and punishable by a caution (and yellow card) or a send-off (and red card).
- Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws.
