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

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guilt collapse: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence; the state of having committed an offense

misguide collapse

disorderly conduct collapse: any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled

misappropriation collapse: wrongful borrowing; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory"

misguidance collapse

horseplay collapse: rowdy or boisterous play

misdirect collapse: put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

misplay collapse: play wrong or in an unskillful manner; play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note

mismanage collapse: manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

misprint collapse: a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind; print incorrectly

evildoing collapse

misdirection collapse: incorrect directions or instructions; an incorrect charge to a jury given by a judge

mismanagement collapse: management that is careless or inefficient; "he accomplished little due to the mismanagement of his energies"

mishandling collapse

desecration collapse

profanation collapse: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening; blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"

misread collapse: interpret wrongly; "I misread Hamlet all my life!"; read or interpret wrongly; "He misread the data"

discourtesy collapse: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a manner that is rude and insulting

misusage collapse

pilfering collapse

misdeed collapse

embezzlement collapse: the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

lawbreaking collapse

misapply collapse: apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

mishandle collapse

misrule collapse

malpractice collapse: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"; professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"

misquote collapse: quote incorrectly; "He had misquoted the politician"

defalcation collapse: the sum of money that is misappropriated

wrongdoing collapse: activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"

inexpedience collapse: the quality of being unsuited to the end in view

crime collapse: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"; an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart"

prostitution collapse: offering sexual intercourse for pay

roughhouse collapse: engage in rough or disorderly play

misdemeanor collapse: a crime less serious than a felony

pollution collapse: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

vandalism collapse: willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others

malfeasance collapse: wrongful conduct by a public official

nonfeasance collapse: a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

sin collapse: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will; violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"; estrangement from god; the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna; commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"

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