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malfeasance

[mal-fee-zuhns] / mælˈfi zəns /
NOUN
wrongdoing
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NOUN
crime
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The trust may specify that all the beneficiaries have to agree to any changes, or that a panel has to concur that certain conditions are met, or else a court may have to find malfeasance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Through it all, neighbors have been vigilant watchdogs, monitoring Duryea’s social media for potential malfeasance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Yet her latest documentary, debuting on Netflix Wednesday, is “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing,” which portrays the airplane maker’s continuing malfeasance as not just greedy but malevolent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Readers weigh in on GLP-1 drugs, the Harold Alfond Foundation, saving for retirement, and congressional malfeasance.

From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026

“Of what sort of malfeasance am I being accused?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman


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