malfeasance

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) Wrongdoing.
2. (countable, uncountable) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

Concepts

malfaisance

crime

délit

infraction

malversation

violation de la loi

Synonymes

malpractice

wickedness

wrongdoing

misconduct

misdemeanor

evil-doing

misdemeanour

misfeasance

maleficence

misdoing

misprision

mistrial

offence

offense

unlawfulness

violation

illicitness

abuse

crime

blunder

law-breaking

contravention

error

illegality

infraction

iniquity

lapse

malefaction

Traductions

delito

prevaricação

atto illecito

crim

Sabotage

Sabotageakt

crim,

Straftat

Übertretung

Untat

Verbrechen

Vergehen

Verletzung

Verstoß

Schandtat

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌmælˈfiːzəns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“to do evil”), from Latin malefaciō (“I do evil”), from male (“evilly”) + faciō (“do, make”).