mis|fea|sance
mis|fea|sance «mihs FEE zuhns», noun.
1. the wrongful performance of a lawful act; wrongful and injurious exercise of lawful authority.
SYNONYM(S): malfeasance.
2. any wrong done;
trespass: »
General denunciation, embellished with assorted charges of misfeasance and high misdemeanors (New York Times).
SYNONYM(S): misdeed.
╂[< Middle French
mesfaisance < Old French
mesfaire to misdo <
mes- wrong, mis- +
faire do < Latin
facere]
Useful english dictionary.
2012.