单词 | malfeasance |
释义 | malfeasance From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Lawmalfeasancemal‧feas‧ance /mælˈfiːzəns/ noun [uncountable]lawSCL illegal or dishonest activityExamples from the Corpusmalfeasance• But during the Eighties, when materialism and malfeasance predominated, the electorate suffered guilt pains.• Cities and countryside have been wracked by thousands of small protests over the past years as malfeasance has grown to record levels.• When low performance leads to an organizational crisis, rumors of executive malfeasance spread like wildfire among rank-and-file members.• In almost every section of his speech, malfeasance or illegal practices were mentioned.• Charged with malfeasance, he pleaded carelessness.From Longman Business Dictionarymalfeasancemal‧fea‧sance /mælˈfiːzəns/ noun [uncountable] formal especially American EnglishLAW illegal activityThe Association of Certified Fraud Examiners teaches accountants how to detect financial malfeasance.Origin malfeasance (1600-1700) mal- + feasance “doing” ((16-18 centuries)) (from Anglo-French fesance, from Old French faire “to do”) |
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