Malfeasance in United States
Malfeasance Definition
The unjust performance of some act which the party had no right, or which he had contracted not, to do. 33 Com. 115. It differs from misfeasance and nonfeasance (q. v.) See 1 Chit. Prac. 9; 1 Chit. PI. 134.
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The unjust performance of some act which the party had no right, or which he had contracted not, to do. 33 Com. 115. It differs from misfeasance and nonfeasance (q. v.) See 1 Chit. Prac. 9; 1 Chit. PI. 134.
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This definition of Malfeasance Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..
Meaning of Malfeasance
In plain or simple terms, Malfeasance means: Unlawful conduct.
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REPORT REFLECTS HIGH FINANCIAL MALFEASANCE RATES IN LARGEST U.S. CORPORATIONS., States News Service; June 1, 2010
Border Security: More Emphasis on State’s Consular Safeguards Could Mitigate Visa Malfeasance Risks., General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony; January 1, 2006
Sociological study reflects high financial malfeasance rates in largest US corporations., NewsRx Health & Science; June 20, 2010
SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY REVEALS HIGH FINANCIAL MALFEASANCE RATES IN LARGEST U.S. CORPORATIONS., States News Service; June 2, 2010
Malfeasance and other common trade jargon, New Straits Times; April 20, 2009; Mary Chandapillai Hanna Sheikh Mokhtar
MALFEASANCE CHARGES STAY IN SCHOOL BOARD CASE.(LOCAL), The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); July 4, 1996; Payne, Aleta
Whistle-Blowers and Technology: A Cross-Cultural Framework for Effective Corporate Malfeasance Reporting Systems, Journal of International Business Research; July 1, 2008; Moody, Janette Bebensee, Mark Carter, Harrison
Malfeasance probed in the failures of New Orleans levees, The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY); November 3, 2005; Joby Warrick and Spencer S. Hsu
Visa malfeasance eyed.(visa issuance)(Brief Article), National Defense; January 1, 2006; Magnuson, Stew
Madness, Malingering & Malfeasance. the Transformation of Psychiatry and the Law in the Civil War Era, Journal of Psychiatry & Law; December 1, 2006; Greenfield, Daniel P.
MIAMI DEMS WANT `MALFEASANCE’ RESCINDED, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH); August 27, 2003; Nancy Bowman nbowman@DaytonDailyNews.com
How Infotech Helps Curb Malfeasance, Canadian Speeches; January 1, 2001; Desautels, L. Denis
County holding on to malfeasance investigation findings, San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA); September 1, 2009; Joe Nelson
Accounting Education’s Role in Corporate Malfeasance It’s Time for a New Curriculum!, Strategic Finance; December 1, 2003; Russell, Keith A. Smith, Carl S.
ANOTHER DART FOR BAKER BELEAGUERED CLERK IS TARGET OF CITIZEN’S MALFEASANCE CLAIM.(City Desk/Local), Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); August 28, 2003; Crist^, Gabrielle
SPAIN: ON THE TRIAL AGAINST JUDGE BALTASAR GARZA[superscript two]N: THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW TO THE CRIMES OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR AND THE FRANCO REGIME DOES NOT CONSTITUTE CRIMINAL MALFEASANCE., States News Service; January 19, 2012
Bulgaria’s Ex Defense Minister Acquitted of Malfeasance, Sofia News Agency; June 13, 2012
Malfeasance of Office, Law & Order; September 1, 2003; Badger, Joseph E.
‘Malfeasance’ Cited in Katrina Flooding; Engineers Report Power Struggles, The Washington Times (Washington, DC); November 3, 2005
Malfeasance, Canadian Speeches; November 1, 1998
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