misconduct
Example Sentences
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In October, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson authorized Barry Barnette, an elected solicitor from another jurisdiction, to review the handling of the case and consider criminal charges, citing alleged misconduct in the police investigation.
“Because at the end of the day, the government works for the people and the people have a very compelling interest in knowing about claims and allegations of misconduct.”
From Los Angeles Times
Kennedy and others have said the Sheriff’s Department has refused to comply with multiple subpoenas by the commission for personnel files and records related to deputy misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times
She denies acting "in a way which amounted to gross misconduct in a public setting" and says she would have denied the allegation had it "been put to her".
From BBC
The largest component of the sum was A$135 million for institutional and market misconduct relating to the management of a A$14 billion government bond deal, and the inaccurate data reporting.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
