MISCONDUCT

Misconduct

A misconduct is a legal term meaning a wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts.

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misconduct

Noun

  1. Bad behavior.
    The student was threatened with a £2000 fine and banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.

Verb

  1. To mismanage.
    1. To misbehave.
      He misconducted himself with a chorus girl, according to his wife.
  2. To act improperly.


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