Synonyms for misconduct
mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt; ˌmɪs kənˈdʌktmis·con·duct

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1. Misconductnoun

   Unlawful or unethical conduct by a person holding a public office or having a position of responsibility in the administration of justice; malfeasance; as, discussing the case out of court during a trial is misconduct by a juror; especially, misuse of office by an elected or appointed government official, also called misconduct in office.

   Synonyms:
   Misbehavior, misdemeanor, mismanagement, misdeed, delinquency, offense.

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1. misconductnoun

   bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

   Synonyms:
   wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct

2. wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reusverb

   activity that transgresses moral or civil law

   "he denied any wrongdoing"

   Synonyms:
   wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct, error

3. misbehave, misconduct, misdemeanverb

   behave badly

   "The children misbehaved all morning"

   Synonyms:
   mishandle, misdemean, mismanage, misbehave

4. mismanage, mishandle, misconductverb

   manage badly or incompetently

   "The funds were mismanaged"

   Synonyms:
   spoil, bobble, bungle, bollocks, mishandle, misbehave, misdemean, bollix, foul up, louse up, bodge, flub, fumble, botch up, fluff, ball up, screw up, mismanage, mess up, blow, bollix up, botch, muck up, bumble, bollocks up, muff

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1. • Management

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1. misconductnoun

   Synonyms:
   misbehavior, ill conduct, bad conduct

2. misconductverb

   Synonyms:
   mismanage, manage ill

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1. List of paraphrases for "misconduct":

   misbehaviour, malpractice, fault, wrongdoing, conduct, malfeasance, impropriety, behaviour, indiscipline

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How to use misconduct in a sentence?

1. Columbia University:

   The investigation identified localized instances of plagiarism, but concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that Monica Crowley committed research misconduct, for the dissertation to stand, Columbia University required certain corrections, which Monica Crowley has provided.

2. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy:

   The Secret Service takes allegations of employee misconduct very seriously, i am disappointed and disturbed at the apparent lack of judgement described in this report. Behavior of the type described in the report is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Our mission is too important.

3. James Comer:

   Sarah Kellen bravely provided testimony before the House Oversight Committee about the horrific abuse she endured for years involving Epstein and Maxwell, during her transcribed interview, the Oversight Committee received serious allegations of criminal misconduct involving two individuals.

4. Bob Mueller:

   Republicans should focus on the litany of what are unanswered questions that we have previewed on this program last night, the political bias, the prosecutorial misconduct, politics, conflicts of interest.

5. Air Force:

   These e-mail exchanges were found to have constituted an unprofessional relationship. The investigation did not uncover any additional misconduct.