Noun: misconduct mis'kón,dúkt
- Activity that transgresses moral or civil law
"he denied any misconduct";
- wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, actus reus
- Bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
"The CEO was fired for financial misconduct"
- Behave badly
"The executive misconducted himself at the company party";
- misbehave, misdemean [archaic]
- Manage badly or incompetently
"The CEO misconducted the company's finances";
- mismanage, mishandle
Derived forms: misconducted, misconducting, misconducts
Type of: act, activity, care, deal, direction, handle, manage, management, move
Encyclopedia: Misconduct