Misconduct Definition

mĭs-kŏndŭkt
misconducts
noun
misconducts
Willfully improper behavior.
Webster's New World
The act or an instance of adultery.
American Heritage
Unlawful, bad, or dishonest management, esp. by a governmental or military official; specif., malfeasance.
Webster's New World
Dishonest or bad management, especially by persons entrusted or engaged to act on another's behalf.
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verb
misconducts
To mismanage.
American Heritage
To manage badly or dishonestly.
Webster's New World
To conduct (oneself) improperly.
Webster's New World

To mismanage.

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Other Word Forms of Misconduct

Noun

Singular:
misconduct
Plural:
misconducts

Origin of Misconduct

  • From mis- + conduct (noun)

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  • From mis- + conduct (verb)

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Misconduct Sentence Examples

  • The misfortune and misconduct of his parents were not the only troubles of Kepler's childhood.

  • Disaster after disaster occurred, not without misconduct.

  • Most cases of alleged misconduct will be settled informally.

  • We will apologize publicly for our misconduct.

  • John, the new kings only surviving brother, had been declared Lord of Ireland by his father in 1185, but Henry had been forced to remove him for persistent misconduct, and had left him nothing more than a titular sovereignty in the newly conquered island.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

TCTUCT

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Words Starting With M and Ending With T

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