misconduct

/mɪskˈɒndʌkt/

/mɪˈskɑndəkt/

to misconduct

MAIN VERB

behave badly

synonyms : misbehave

antonyms : behave

manage badly or incompetently

synonyms : mishandle

Misconduct

activity that transgresses moral or civil law

synonyms : actus reus

bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

Examples

1. Perelmutter denies this misconduct.

2. "Sexual misconduct has no political ideology."

3. Lauer's misconduct at work took its toll at home as well.

4. Including misconduct in the arrests of Vann and Teresa Odom.