irresponsibility

noun

Definition of irresponsibilitynext
as in malfeasance

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  1. malfeasance
  2. malpractice
  3. negligence
  4. misconduct
  5. delinquency
Noun
  • Luckily for anyone still Christmas shopping, however, the court has continued pressing Giuliani for his assets, which are expected to be sold at auction to pay for a portion of the damages owed to the plaintiffs, whom Giuliani libelled with false claims of election malfeasance.
    Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • With one party controlling every office, including the office charged with investigating and prosecuting government malfeasance, negative consequences will almost certainly follow.
    Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of malfeasance
Noun
  • Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men's health clinic that operates in several states.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
  • His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights.
    Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of malpractice
Noun
  • Daniel Penny, a former Marine on trial for the Manhattan subway death of Jordan Neely, now faces a separate civil lawsuit from Neely’s father alleging negligence, assault, and battery as a jury deliberates Penny’s fate in the criminal case.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In a recent legal filing, Weinstein's attorneys claimed the conditions at Rikers amounted to negligence, exacerbating chronic ailments including diabetes and chronic myeloid leukemia.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of negligence
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  • About an equal number of men and women have come forward to accuse Combs of misconduct, with the accusations spanning over a 20-year period, the BBC reported, citing Buzbee.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
  • According to Pelletier, the DOJ's approach often leaves individual corporate wrongdoers untouched, even when the DOJ says there's evidence of serious misconduct.
    Brian Mann, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of misconduct
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  • And inflation and high interest rates have squeezed low- and middle-income Americans, leading those households to drive record U.S. credit card debt and elevated delinquencies.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While credit card debt continues to climb to nosebleed heights, delinquencies are slowing and average balances are lower relative to borrowers’ earnings than before the pandemic.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of delinquency
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