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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mis·con·duct DATE 1705 1. mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities 2. intentional wrongdoing; specifically : deliberate violation of a law or standard especially by a government official : malfeasance 3. a. improper behavior b. adultery 4. a penalty (as in ice hockey) for improper behavior or abusive language (as toward an official) English Etymology misconduct misconduct (n.) 1710, "bad management, neglect;" see mis- (1) + conduct (n.). Meaning "wrong conduct" is attested from 1729. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 misconduct mis·con·duct / 7mis5kCndQkt; NAmE -5kB:n- / noun[U] (formal) 1. unacceptable behaviour, especially by a professional person 失职；处理不当；行为不端: a doctor accused of gross misconduct (= very serious misconduct ) 被控严重失职的医生 professional misconduct 玩忽职守 2. bad management of a company, etc. 管理不善: misconduct of the company's financial affairs 对公司财务的管理不善 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English misconduct noun ADJ. alleged | gross, serious She was sacked last year for gross misconduct. | financial, professional, sexual VERB + MISCONDUCT dismiss sb for, sack sb for | deny The directors all deny financial misconduct. PREP. ~ by allegations of misconduct by the security forces | ~ on the part of There was no misconduct on the part of the police. PHRASES on (the) grounds of misconduct Staff can lose their jobs only on grounds of professional misconduct. • Note at CRIME (for more verbs) Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun improper behavior FF1C;was charged with misconductFF1E; Synonyms: misbehavior, misdoing, wrongdoing Related Words: impropriety; malfeasance, malversation, misfeasance Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mis·conduct I. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\ noun Etymology: mis- (I) + conduct (n.) 1. : mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities < was charged with misconduct of the war > 2. : intentional wrongdoing : deliberate violation of a rule of law or standard of behavior especially by a government official : malfeasance < one of his district judges has been removed from the bench … for official misconduct — H.H.Martin > < indicted on two counts of bribe taking and three of misconduct— Time > 3. a. : bad conduct : improper behavior < was fined for misconduct on the field > b. : sexual immorality; especially : adultery < charged her husband with misconduct > II. \| ̷ ̷+\ transitive verb Etymology: mis- (I) + conduct (v.) 1. : to manage badly : mismanage < misconducted the expedition, losing half his supplies > 2. : to behave (oneself) improperly < misconducted himself in office > |
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