misconduct

mis·con·duct  (ms-kndkt)

n.

1.

a. Behavior not conforming to prevailing standards or laws; impropriety.

b. The act or an instance of adultery.

2. Dishonest or bad management, especially by persons entrusted or engaged to act on another's behalf.

3. Deliberate wrongdoing, especially by government or military officials.

v. (mskn-dct)

tr.v. mis·con·duct·ed, mis·con·duct·ing, mis·con·ducts

1. To mismanage.

2. To behave (oneself) improperly.

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misconduct

n [mɪsˈkɒndʌkt]

behaviour, such as adultery or professional negligence, that is regarded as immoral or unethical

vb [ˌmɪskənˈdʌkt] (tr)

1. to conduct (oneself) in such a way

2. to manage (something) badly

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	misconduct - bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
	2.	misconduct - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing" actus reus, wrongful conduct, wrongdoing activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" brutalisation, brutalization - the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously usurpation, encroachment, trespass, violation, intrusion - entry to another's property without right or permission civil wrong, tort - (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought malversation - misconduct in public office misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed - improper or wicked or immoral behavior dereliction - willful negligence malfeasance - wrongful conduct by a public official misfeasance - doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner malpractice - a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices" malpractice - professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice" perversion - the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice" injury - wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted injury - an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage injustice, shabbiness, unfairness, iniquity - an unjust act infliction - an act causing pain or damage evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" knavery, dishonesty - lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing falsification, misrepresentation - a willful perversion of facts champerty - an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty" criminal maintenance, maintenance - the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit" infringement, violation - an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
Verb	1.	misconduct - behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning" misbehave, misdemean act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" fall from grace - revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert" act up, carry on - misbehave badly; act in a silly or improper way; "The children acted up when they were not bored"
	2.	misconduct - manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged" mismanage, mishandle handle, manage, care, deal - be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"

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misconduct

noun immorality, wrongdoing, mismanagement, malpractice, misdemeanour, delinquency, impropriety, transgression, misbehaviour, dereliction, naughtiness, malfeasance (Law), unethical behaviour, malversation (rare) He was dismissed from his job for gross misconduct.

Translations

misconduct

A. [mɪsˈkɒndʌkt] N → mala conducta f; (professional) → falta f de ética profesional, mala conducta f profesional

B. [ˌmɪskənˈdʌkt] VT → manejar mal, dirigir mal
to misconduct o.s → portarse or conducirse mal

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misconduct [ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt] n → faute f gross misconduct, professional misconduct

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misconduct

n

(= improper behaviour) → schlechtes Benehmen; (professional) → Berufsvergehen nt, → Verfehlung f → im Amt; (sexual) → Fehltritt m; gross misconduct → grobes Fehlverhalten

(= mismanagement) → schlechte Verwaltung

vt → schlecht verwalten

vr to misconduct oneself → sich schlecht benehmen; (professionally) → sich falsch verhalten

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misconduct [ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt] n → cattiva condotta, comportamento scorretto; (sexual) → adulterio
professional misconduct → reato professionale

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misconduct

n misconduct [misˈkondakt]

bad behaviour. wangedrag سوء تَصَرُّف лошо държание špatné chování dårlig opførsel; embedsmisbrug schlechtes Betragen κακή διαγωγή, παράβαση καθήκοντος mala conducta halb käitumine بد رفتاری huono käytös inconduite הִתנַהֲגוּת פְּסוּלָה अनाचार loše vladanje rossz viselkedés sikap buruk slæm hegðun cattiva condotta 非行 비행 neetiðkas pasielgimas, aplaidumas slikta uzvedība salah laku wangedrag upassende oppførsel, mislighold złe prowadzenie się má conduta purtare/comportare greşită плохое поведение zlé správanie grdo vedenje loše ponašanje dåligt uppför-ande การประพฤติผิด kötü davranış 辦錯,不正當的行為 погана поведінка بد وضعی hạnh kiểm xấu 办错,不正当的行为