malfeasance
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“Elections should be free from fraud or any other malfeasance that subverts the will of the people,” she added.
From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026
In the world of family inheritance, such financial malfeasance is not unheard of.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026
A president can only fire Fed board members "for cause," traditionally understood to mean malfeasance or dereliction of duty.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission Act defines “cause” as “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
“This malfeasance must be stopped” was what the unassuming janitor Alfred T. Slipper always said before he was transformed into the amazing Incandesto and became a towering, crime-fighting pillar of light.
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
Vocabulary lists containing malfeasance
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