misconduct

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
noun activity that transgresses moral or civil law
verb behave badly

From mis- + conduct (noun sense).

I acquit Edward of essential misconduct. — Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen
Capitals are increased by parsimony, and diminished by prodigality and misconduct. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith
It was not your duty to stop my misconduct, I suppose. — Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy, Bernard Shaw

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