MISFEASANCE
\mɪsfˈiːzəns], \mɪsfˈiːzəns], \m_ɪ_s_f_ˈiː_z_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of MISFEASANCE
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Performing a legal action in an improper way. This term is frequently used when a professional or public official does his job in a way that is not technically illegal, but is nevertheless mistaken or wrong. Here are some examples of misfeasance in a professional context: a lawyer who is mistaken about a deadline and files an important legal document too late, an accountant who makes unintentional errors on a client's tax return or a doctor who writes a prescription and accidentally includes the wrong dosage. Compare malfeasance.
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