misconduct
pronunciation
How to pronounce misconduct in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt]
How to pronounce misconduct in American English:
US [ˌmɪsˈkɑndʌkt]
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- Noun:
- bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
- activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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- Verb:
- behave badly
- manage badly or incompetently
Word Origin
- misconduct (n.)
- 1710, "bad management, neglect;" see mis- (1) + conduct (n.). Meaning "wrong conduct" is attested from 1729.
Example
- 1. Allegations of scientific misconduct at harvard have academics up in arms
- 2. More than 40 have received fda warnings for research misconduct , lost hospital privileges or been convicted of crimes .
- 3. An audit cleared him of any misconduct , but many danes did not like what they saw of the first couple 's complex tax arrangements .
- 4. Others are less despondent , warning against conflating scientific misconduct with difficult science .
- 5. And still , law enforcement seems inclined to let off banks for their misconduct .