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malfeasance

[mal-fee-zuhns] / mælˈfi zəns /
NOUN
wrongdoing
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NOUN
crime
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The case was related to corporate malfeasance and not broadcast content on the stations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

He often writes about fraud, financial crime, cryptocurrency and corporate malfeasance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Even when investigators have validated aspects of complaints, they’ve found no evidence of malfeasance.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

In the world of family inheritance, such financial malfeasance is not unheard of.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Well, perfection was subjective—Rowan certainly wouldn’t call the man a perfect scythe—but there was nothing in Goddard’s repertoire of malfeasance that would suggest he would murder Faraday.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman