Synonyms for misconduct
mɪsˈkɒn dʌkt; ˌmɪs kənˈdʌktmis·con·duct

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1. misconductnoun

   bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

   Synonyms:
   wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct

2. wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reusverb

   activity that transgresses moral or civil law

   "he denied any wrongdoing"

   Synonyms:
   wrongdoing, actus reus, wrongful conduct, error

3. misbehave, misconduct, misdemeanverb

   behave badly

   "The children misbehaved all morning"

   Synonyms:
   mishandle, misdemean, mismanage, misbehave

4. mismanage, mishandle, misconductverb

   manage badly or incompetently

   "The funds were mismanaged"

   Synonyms:
   spoil, bobble, bungle, bollocks, mishandle, misbehave, misdemean, bollix, foul up, louse up, bodge, flub, fumble, botch up, fluff, ball up, screw up, mismanage, mess up, blow, bollix up, botch, muck up, bumble, bollocks up, muff

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1. misconductnoun

   Synonyms:
   misbehavior, ill conduct, bad conduct

2. misconductverb

   Synonyms:
   mismanage, manage ill

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1. List of paraphrases for "misconduct":

   misbehaviour, malpractice, fault, wrongdoing, conduct, malfeasance, impropriety, behaviour, indiscipline

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1. Jeffrey Bank:

   Three women brutally attacked our hosts without provocation, got arrested and charged for their misconduct, and then, over the last several days, had their lawyer falsely and grossly misrepresent their acts of wanton violence in a cynical attempt to try to excuse the inexcusable.

2. Mark Zaid:

   Through his protected lawful whistleblowing activities, Yevgeny Vindman properly reported misconduct involving officials within the Trump Administration's White House and National Security Council, based on this latest report, which followed a review by the U.S. Army, it is now conclusive there was illegal retaliation against Lt. Col. Yevgeny Vindman, who has since been promoted to Colonel.

3. Kim Foxx:

   We are not taking a position on innocence. What we are saying is that we can not stand by these convictions based on the serious allegations of misconduct and findings of credibility against Detective( Reynaldo) Reynaldo Guevara.

4. Claude Arnold:

   She also gave inconsistent answers about when she discovered that the HSI agents were investigating the shootings from the day prior …. Either version is contradicted by the building security officer …. it is pretty standard across the federal government that if someone engages in criminal misconduct related to their professional duties, it is also a removable offense.

5. Rob McDuff:

   This was not a case with just one reversal for prosecutorial misconduct, but four. That is unprecedented in the history of the American legal system, in other words, every time Doug Evans won a conviction, he did it by cheating. After each trial, Jim Hood's office tried to defend Doug Evans on appeal, and each time they lost.