Results for misconduct

Definitions of misconduct:

part of speech: verb transitive

To manage badly; to lead wrong.

part of speech: verb transitive

To conduct badly.

part of speech: noun

Improper or wrong behavior.

part of speech: noun

Ill behaviour.

part of speech: verb

To mismanage; to conduct amiss; to misbehave.

part of speech: noun

Bad conduct.

Usage examples for misconduct:

• In its exasperation, the public finally vented upon Claudius the anger which the violence and misconduct of Messalina had aroused. "The Women of the Caesars", Guglielmo Ferrero

• By this time Dotty had nearly forgotten that all her misery was the result of her own misconduct "Dotty Dimple At Home", Sophie May

• No impartial observer can acquit either the police of misconduct or the Home Secretary of a gross and partisan abuse of the powers of his office. "A Short History of English Liberalism", Walter Lyon Blease

• Her pleasure being capricious, she seated herself again, saying: " What I meant to say was this: evils that spring from heredity are no excuse for misconduct in people of our sort. "The Fighting Chance", Robert W. Chambers