On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Malfeasance. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as wrongdoing or misconduct and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Malfeasance in a sentence
Malfeasance meaning
- Wrongdoing.
- Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.
Synonyms of Malfeasance
Using Malfeasance
- The main meaning on this page is: Wrongdoing. | Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.
- Useful related words include: wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus.
- In the example corpus, malfeasance often appears in combinations such as: of malfeasance, malfeasance in, malfeasance and.
Context around Malfeasance
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Malfeasance
- In this selection, "malfeasance" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, official, report, exposed, constitutes and quiet stand out and add context to how "malfeasance" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and wanton malfeasance and obfuscation and charges of malfeasance in office. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "malfeasance" sits close to words such as accessorized, acs and adil, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with malfeasance
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Or is it as a foundation for their malfeasance? (9 words)
Hindenburg published a report alleging malfeasance by the Adani Group. (10 words)
Are you concerned about malfeasance in some way, or incompetence? (10 words)
I suspect that those of us brought up during the horrors of nuclear errors and "demonstrated" lethality will never be persuaded that nuclear usage - weaponized or not, will ever be safe, will ever be without the risk of human error or malfeasance. (42 words)
For many Thais, a mention of Chuwit will conjure up a mental image of a younger man with a silver flip-phone glued to one cheek, another identical model in hand, gleaning the latest intel on official malfeasance from shadowy sources. (41 words)
Another option would be for a U.S. company or citizens, individually or as part of a class, to file a lawsuit against China and officials in its Politburo, alleging willful and wanton malfeasance and obfuscation by the Chinese government. (40 words)
Or is it as a foundation for their malfeasance? (9 words)
Are you concerned about malfeasance in some way, or incompetence? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
A former administrator at the West Valley Water District in Rialto alleges in a lawsuit that he was fired in retaliation for complaining about misconduct and malfeasance, including death threats and coercion by board directors.
For many Thais, a mention of Chuwit will conjure up a mental image of a younger man with a silver flip-phone glued to one cheek, another identical model in hand, gleaning the latest intel on official malfeasance from shadowy sources.
He has a duty and a responsibility as a public official in his capacity to report malfeasance, and any organizing efforts that would undermine the work of the city council as a whole,” Moreno said.
I suspect that those of us brought up during the horrors of nuclear errors and "demonstrated" lethality will never be persuaded that nuclear usage - weaponized or not, will ever be safe, will ever be without the risk of human error or malfeasance.
OpenAI employees were told Saturday morning that his removal had nothing to do with “malfeasance or anything related to our financial, business, safety or security/privacy practice,” according to a message viewed by The New York Times.
Or is it as a foundation for their malfeasance?
This malfeasance constitutes a shameful affront to the dignity of Yoruba tradition and culture and thus stand condemned”.
Whistleblowers have exposed malfeasance at the FBI, headed by Director Christopher Wray.
Without them we would not know about all sorts of FBI malfeasance, such as the targeting of traditional Catholics and parents at school board meetings, “cooking the books” on domestic terrorism cases, or the coverup of Biden corruption.
Youssef and his spouse were stranded in Nashville, Tennessee, for several days and unable to return to San Diego “due to SWA’s malfeasance,” the lawsuit alleges.
For those familiar with authoritarian history, it is no wonder that the talking point of Trump's holiness has become prominent as more of his malfeasance and illegal behavior has been made public.
Her daughter tried to kissto testify in front of the government about his client's malfeasance.
Hindenburg published a report alleging malfeasance by the Adani Group.
In some cases, politicians in elective positions cover failure and malfeasance with crocodile gifts of motorcycles, sewing and grinding machines to their impoverished people to keep mute.
Macy Elizabeth Vincent, 27, of Eunice was booked into the Allen Parish Jail on charges of malfeasance in office for allegedly having inappropriate contact with an inmate.
The list of starkly racist, incompetent episodes, or schemes to keep the malfeasance quiet, has dogged the department.
The warrants are part of a larger campaign by Paxton to track down voter malfeasance in the Lone Star State.
Another option would be for a U.S. company or citizens, individually or as part of a class, to file a lawsuit against China and officials in its Politburo, alleging willful and wanton malfeasance and obfuscation by the Chinese government.
A recent Pew found that 76 percent of Democrats believe journalists act in the public interest; many support what they see as the ferreting out of executive office malfeasance.
Are you concerned about malfeasance in some way, or incompetence?
Common combinations with malfeasance
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of malfeasance 11×
- malfeasance in 11×
- malfeasance and 10×
- and malfeasance 8×
- malfeasance or 4×
- for malfeasance 4×
- malfeasance by 3×
- malfeasance of 3×
- financial malfeasance 3×
- their malfeasance 2×