[
US
/mɪˈskɑndəkt/
]
NOUN
- bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
-
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
he denied any wrongdoing
VERB
-
behave badly
The children misbehaved all morning -
manage badly or incompetently
The funds were mismanaged
How To Use misconduct In A Sentence
- We kept Mnemosyne for over two months, and never once did she misconduct herself or behave in an unseamanlike manner. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917
- The relevant principle is that if a member causes loss to the council he/she is liable to make good that loss if he/she has misconducted him/herself knowing that loss may result.
- She was found guilty of gross misconduct but an independent panel recommended she get a final written warning. The Sun
- Two Cumbria police workers were arrested for data protection breaches and misconduct in a public office. The Sun
- In this wrongful dismissal action, it appears that the defendant does not seriously dispute the fact that the plaintiff's co-employee seriously misconducted himself with respect to the plaintiff.
- The SCO has powers to act in cases where there is evidence of alleged misconduct or mismanagement.
- The board has so misconducted the affairs of the company that it's deep in debt.
- They face indefinite suspension while charges of gross misconduct are investigated.
- The former priest denied allegations of sexual misconduct.
- They inhibit investigative journalism and allegations of misconduct against powerful people who might sue. Times, Sunday Times