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   misconduct

   noun

   • 1. unacceptable or improper behaviour, especially by an employee or professional person: "she was found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal and dismissed" Similar wrongdoingdelinquencyunlawfulnesslawlessnesscrimefelonycriminalitysinsinfulnessevilevil-doingunprofessional behaviourunprofessionalismunethical behaviourmalpracticemaladministrationdereliction of dutynegligencebreach of ethicsimproprietyimmoralityabuserare:malversationmisbehaviourbad behaviourmisdeedsmisdemeanoursdisorderly conductbadnessmischiefnaughtinessrudeness
   • ▪ a penalty assessed against a player for unsportsmanlike conduct: "Smith got a game misconduct for spearing Nick Kypreos"
   • 2. mismanagement, especially culpable neglect of duties: "the general was pardoned for misconduct of the war"

   verb

   • 1. behave in an improper manner: "the committee reprimanded two members who were found to have misconducted themselves"
   • 2. mismanage (an activity): "there is no evidence that the premises were being misconducted"

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