'Misconduct' definitions:
Definition of 'misconduct'
(from WordNet)
noun
Bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
noun
Activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" [syn: wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus]
verb
Behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" [syn: misbehave, misconduct, misdemean] [ant: behave, comport]
verb
Definition of 'Misconduct'
From: GCIDE
- Misconduct \Mis*con"duct\, n.
- 1. Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [PJC]
- Syn: Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; delinquency; offense. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Misconduct'
From: GCIDE
- Misconduct \Mis`con*duct"\, v. t. To conduct amiss; to mismanage. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- To misconduct one's self, to behave improperly. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Misconduct'
From: GCIDE
- Misconduct \Mis`con*duct"\, v. i. To behave amiss. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'misconduct'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abuse,
- abuse of office,
- bad policy,
- badness,
- be negligent,
- befoulment,
- conversion,
- corrupt administration,
- crime,
- criminal tendency,
- criminality,
- criminosis,
- debasement,
- defalcation,
- defilement,
- desecration,
- discourtesy,
- disorder,
- disorderliness,
- disorderly conduct,
- disruption,
- disruptiveness,
- diversion,
- do amiss,
- embezzlement,
- evil courses,
- evildoing,
- feloniousness,
- fouling,
- frowned-upon behavior,
- hooliganism,
- horseplay,
- impolicy,
- impropriety,
- inexpedience,
- inexpediency,
- lawbreaking,
- maladminister,
- maladministration,
- malfeasance,
- malpractice,
- malversation,
- misadminister,
- misadministration,
- misapplication,
- misapply,
- misappropriation,
- misbehavior,
- miscall,
- miscite,
- miscount,
- misdeal,
- misdemeanor,
- misdirect,
- misdirection,
- misdoing,
- misemploy,
- misemployment,
- misfeasance,
- misfield,
- misgovern,
- misgovernment,
- misguidance,
- misguide,
- mishandle,
- mishandling,
- mismanage,
- mismanagement,
- misplay,
- misprint,
- misprision,
- misprision of treason,
- misquote,
- misread,
- misreport,
- misrule,
- misspell,
- misusage,
- misuse,
- naughtiness,
- neglect,
- negligence,
- nonfeasance,
- nonsanctioned behavior,
- omission,
- peculation,
- perversion,
- pilfering,
- pollution,
- poor stewardship,
- positive misprision,
- profanation,
- prostitution,
- roughhouse,
- rowdiness,
- rowdyism,
- ruffianism,
- sin,
- thou scarlet sin,
- vandalism,
- venial sin,
- vice,
- viciousness,
- violation,
- wrong conduct,
- wrongdoing