Synonyms for malfeasance
mælˈfi zənsmalfea·sance

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1. malfeasancenoun

   wrongdoing

   Synonyms:
   wrongdoing, misconduct

Princeton's WordNet

1. malfeasancenoun

   wrongful conduct by a public official

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1. • Wrongdoing

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1. List of paraphrases for "malfeasance":

   embezzlement, misconduct, misappropriation, wrongdoing

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How to use malfeasance in a sentence?

1. Adam McKay:

   You're talking about the advent of hip hop, child soldiers, the sex scandal in Catholic church and malfeasance in Wall Street - I'm pretty proud of that for Hollywood.

2. Adam McKay:

   The Big Short you're talking about the advent of hip hop, child soldiers, the sex scandal in Catholic church and malfeasance in Wall Street - I'm pretty proud of that for Hollywood.

3. Adam Schiff:

   What bothered them was that we were exposing their malfeasance.

4. Stephen Vladeck:

   Supreme Court's impossible to disagree with Judge Kavanaugh that, in a perfect world, Congress would take the lead when it comes to investigating misconduct and malfeasance by the President, but what Judge Kavanaugh seems to be implying here is not only that Congress should take the lead, but that the Constitution might itself foreclose independent prosecutors like Independent Counsel Ken Starr and Special Counsel Mueller.

5. Lanhee Chen:

   Utah Sen. Mitt Romney was going to speak Utah Sen. Mitt Romney mind without regard to party or politics, and this is very much in line with that, utah Sen. Mitt Romney has great concern about what Utah Sen. Mitt Romney sees as potential misuse or malfeasance in office.