malfeasancen.

Brit.

/malˈfiːzns/, U.S.

/mælˈfizns/

Forms: 1600s male-feazance, 1600s male-feasance, 1700s malefeasance, 1700s–1800s malfaisance, 1800s malfesance, 1800s– malfeasance.

Origin: Either (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: misfeasance n.; French mesfaisance.

Etymology: < misfeasance n. or its etymon Anglo-Norman mesfaisance wrongdoing, with substitution of mal- prefix for mis- prefix¹, probably after malfeasor n. Compare French malfaisance (1738), of which 19th-cent. examples at sense 2 may show independent borrowing.

1. Law. Evildoing, illegal action; an unlawful act; spec. official misconduct by a public servant.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > misdemeanour or malfeasance

misprision1425

misdemeaning1487

misdemeanour1504

misimprision1611

misfeasancea1626

malfeasance1663

misdemean1742

1663 W. Sheppard (title) Actions upon the Case for Deeds, viz. Contracts, Assumpsits [etc.]..and for other Male-feasance and Mis-feasance.

1696 London Gaz. No. 3242/4 Special Bars in Case, viz... Slander,..Mis feazance, Male-feazance [etc.].

c1730 Extract Bk. Pleading in Harvard Law School (Treasure Room) MS 1074 II. 185 Malefeasance is when a man does purposely of his own head..something without any express assumpsit..by which ill-doing the plaintiff likewise receives damage.

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 393 Statutes, which declare the benefice void, for some nonfeasance or neglect, or else some malefeasance or crime.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. viii. 486 Thus corruption, breach of trust, and malfeasance in public affairs..came..under the cognizance of the Star-chamber.

1885 Spectator 8 Aug. 1041/1 The protection of Hastings, whom he had charged with various malfeasances.

1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 4 Nov. 4/1 Various charges of malfeasance.

1976 New Yorker 1 Mar. 22/3 If such a law had existed in this country in the past few years..we would know nothing about official malfeasance on the part of the intelligence community.

1992 New Republic 15 June 13/1 The suit starkly poses the question of what happens when a person of integrity confronts government malfeasance.

2. gen. Wrongdoing; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [noun]

unrightOE

witec1175

misbodea1200

misguiltc1200

misdoinga1225

miss?c1225

trespassinga1340

forfeiturec1380

offensiona1382

crimec1384

abusion?1387

evil-doing1398

mistakinga1400

offendinga1425

transgression1426

wrongingc1449

digression1517

digressinga1535

transgressing1535

swerving1545

misdealing1571

transgress1578

misfaring1595

misacting1651

malpractice1739

malfeasance1856

wrongdoing1874

miscreance1972

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun]

sinc825

naughteOE

unnuteOE

sinningc1000

unrightOE

un-i-selthlOE

wonder1154

misguiltc1200

misdoinga1225

teeninga1225

miss?c1225

crimec1250

misdeed?c1250

wickednessa1300

mischiefa1387

evil-doing1398

mistakinga1400

perpetrationc1429

wrongingc1449

maledictionc1475

maleficence1533

wicked-doing1535

foul play1546

misdealing1571

flagition1598

delinquency1603

malefaction1604

meschancy1609

malefacture1635

misacting1651

guilt1726

flagitiosity1727

malpractice1739

malfeasance1856

peccation1861

miscreance1972

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xv. 147 A relentless inquisition..turns the glare of this solar microscope [sc. the newspaper] on every malfaisance.

1860 R. W. Emerson Considerations in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 221 Nature turns all malfaisance to good.

1984 T. McGuane Something to be Desired viii. 80 Lucien would return to the frozen north for a bit of self-immolation, sacrifice and malfeasance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malfeasance
释义	malfeasancen. Brit. /malˈfiːzns/, U.S. /mælˈfizns/ Forms: 1600s male-feazance, 1600s male-feasance, 1700s malefeasance, 1700s–1800s malfaisance, 1800s malfesance, 1800s– malfeasance. Origin: Either (i) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: misfeasance n.; French mesfaisance. Etymology: < misfeasance n. or its etymon Anglo-Norman mesfaisance wrongdoing, with substitution of mal- prefix for mis- prefix¹, probably after malfeasor n. Compare French malfaisance (1738), of which 19th-cent. examples at sense 2 may show independent borrowing. 1. Law. Evildoing, illegal action; an unlawful act; spec. official misconduct by a public servant. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime > misdemeanour or malfeasance misprision1425 misdemeaning1487 misdemeanour1504 misimprision1611 misfeasancea1626 malfeasance1663 misdemean1742 1663 W. Sheppard (title) Actions upon the Case for Deeds, viz. Contracts, Assumpsits [etc.]..and for other Male-feasance and Mis-feasance. 1696 London Gaz. No. 3242/4 Special Bars in Case, viz... Slander,..Mis feazance, Male-feazance [etc.]. c1730 Extract Bk. Pleading in Harvard Law School (Treasure Room) MS 1074 II. 185 Malefeasance is when a man does purposely of his own head..something without any express assumpsit..by which ill-doing the plaintiff likewise receives damage. 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 393 Statutes, which declare the benefice void, for some nonfeasance or neglect, or else some malefeasance or crime. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. viii. 486 Thus corruption, breach of trust, and malfeasance in public affairs..came..under the cognizance of the Star-chamber. 1885 Spectator 8 Aug. 1041/1 The protection of Hastings, whom he had charged with various malfeasances. 1892 Times (Weekly ed.) 4 Nov. 4/1 Various charges of malfeasance. 1976 New Yorker 1 Mar. 22/3 If such a law had existed in this country in the past few years..we would know nothing about official malfeasance on the part of the intelligence community. 1992 New Republic 15 June 13/1 The suit starkly poses the question of what happens when a person of integrity confronts government malfeasance. 2. gen. Wrongdoing; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [noun] unrightOE witec1175 misbodea1200 misguiltc1200 misdoinga1225 miss?c1225 trespassinga1340 forfeiturec1380 offensiona1382 crimec1384 abusion?1387 evil-doing1398 mistakinga1400 offendinga1425 transgression1426 wrongingc1449 digression1517 digressinga1535 transgressing1535 swerving1545 misdealing1571 transgress1578 misfaring1595 misacting1651 malpractice1739 malfeasance1856 wrongdoing1874 miscreance1972 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] sinc825 naughteOE unnuteOE sinningc1000 unrightOE un-i-selthlOE wonder1154 misguiltc1200 misdoinga1225 teeninga1225 miss?c1225 crimec1250 misdeed?c1250 wickednessa1300 mischiefa1387 evil-doing1398 mistakinga1400 perpetrationc1429 wrongingc1449 maledictionc1475 maleficence1533 wicked-doing1535 foul play1546 misdealing1571 flagition1598 delinquency1603 malefaction1604 meschancy1609 malefacture1635 misacting1651 guilt1726 flagitiosity1727 malpractice1739 malfeasance1856 peccation1861 miscreance1972 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xv. 147 A relentless inquisition..turns the glare of this solar microscope [sc. the newspaper] on every malfaisance. 1860 R. W. Emerson Considerations in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 221 Nature turns all malfaisance to good. 1984 T. McGuane Something to be Desired viii. 80 Lucien would return to the frozen north for a bit of self-immolation, sacrifice and malfeasance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1663
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