misfeasance

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪsˈfiːzəns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪsˈfizəns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis fē′zəns)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•fea•sance /mɪsˈfizəns/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Lawthe wrongful use of one's legal or lawful authority.
mis•fea•sor /mɪsˈfizɚ/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•fea•sance  (mis fē′zəns),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawa wrong, actual or alleged, arising from or consisting of affirmative action.
  2. Lawthe wrongful performance of a normally lawful act;
    the wrongful and injurious exercise of lawful authority. Cf. malfeasance, nonfeasance. 
  • Anglo-French mesfesance. See mis-1, feasance
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
misfeasance / mɪsˈfiːzəns/
  1. the improper performance of an act that is lawful in itself
    Compare malfeasance, nonfeasance
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French mesfaisance, from mesfaire to perform misdeeds
'misfeasance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
malfeasance - misfeasor - nonfeasance

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