Misconduct: alternatives and connections

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.

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A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

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The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public…

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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See Manege.

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The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as,…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.

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Partnership in power; equal share of authority.

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The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.

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Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.

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The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.

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The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

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The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.

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The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or constitution.

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Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of brib…

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Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…

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Want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness; imposition.

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The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome; encroachment.

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The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery; a knavish action.

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The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.

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The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.

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Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in…

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Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office.

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Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.

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An evil deed; a wicked action.

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A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.

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Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person'…

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The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to someth…

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The quality or state of being sghabby.

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Mischief; injury; calamity.

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The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of com…

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To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to go.

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The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of…

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The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.

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The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.

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The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.

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To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

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To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

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The act or omission that forms the physical part of a crime.

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To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.

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To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean one's self.

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To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.

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To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.

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Evil or wicked behavior or action.

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