Malfeasance

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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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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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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    MIAMI DEMS WANT `MALFEASANCE’ RESCINDED, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH); August 27, 2003; Nancy Bowman nbowman@DaytonDailyNews.com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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