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malfeasance

🇬🇧 UK/ˌmælˈfiːz(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/mæl'fi:zns/
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official

渎职,不法行为(尤指公职人员的)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
malbad, ill, wrong
+
feasmake, do
+
ancestate, quality
=malfeasance

Common Collocations

  • 1.official malfeasance官员渎职
  • 2.malfeasance charges不法行为指控

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The governor was convicted of malfeasance for embezzling public funds.

  • 2.

    The audit revealed significant malfeasance within the accounting department.

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