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as in wrongdoing
improper or illegal behavior
some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice
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as in adultery
a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse
both parties cited misconduct as the reason for the divorce
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as in to abuse
to manage badly
misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life
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Recent Examples of misconduct
Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Choosing Hegseth has been a controversial decision for many reasons, but perhaps most horrifying are his long list of allegations of misconduct toward women.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
On civil rights matters, the Justice Department under Garland undertook a dozen investigations into law enforcement agencies, uncovering widespread misconduct — work that had been curtailed under Trump’s first term.
—Colleen Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
The following year, New York Magazine released a profile of Whedon that included the director's response to allegations of misconduct on his sets.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Adjaye has categorically denied those claims of misconduct, which were first reported by the Financial Times.
—Alex Greenberger For Artnews, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
Choosing Hegseth has been a controversial decision for many reasons, but perhaps most horrifying are his long list of allegations of misconduct toward women.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 Jan. 2025
On civil rights matters, the Justice Department under Garland undertook a dozen investigations into law enforcement agencies, uncovering widespread misconduct — work that had been curtailed under Trump’s first term.
—Colleen Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
The following year, New York Magazine released a profile of Whedon that included the director's response to allegations of misconduct on his sets.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misconduct
Noun
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This marked the first time the publisher admitted wrongdoing connected to the tabloid.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Biden said the pardons do not acknowledge any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be viewed as an admission of guilt.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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The article included other remarks related to Carter’s faith − such as the importance of the separation of church and state, a conviction born of Carter’s Southern Baptist upbringing − but the adultery comment opened a rift with Carter’s kin in Christ.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
31 Dec. 2024
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Here’s what to know about the legal proceedings of adultery in Texas.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
9 Dec. 2024
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The series concluded earlier in January after exploring how Grace, who was legally proven to be 21 years old, was abused by two adoptive families before finding her current fresh start with a new family, Vincent and Nicole DePaul.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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During the tantrum, the child verbally abuses the parent and also destroys property within the home.—
Samantha Mann,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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The most recent rupture occurred on Sunday, damaging a fiber optic cable connecting Latvia to the Swedish island of Gotland.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Sweden is investigating a cargo ship for deliberately damaging an undersea fiber optic cable in the Baltic Sea.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
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In one instance, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Department of Homeland Security's 2017 decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program violated that law, the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Project Rise investors fired off a legal letter in October 2024 claiming that Paramount’s special committee violated its fiduciary duty to shareholders by neglecting to consider the group’s previous $8.5 billion bid for the company.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Without the watchdog calling out the DOT, agency officials would likely still be mismanaging its equipment, not following through on cybersecurity monitoring and not retaining proper documents for contracts.—
David Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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Without proper tools, companies risk mismanaging or losing valuable insights embedded within this data.—
Mandar Khoje,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Misconduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconduct. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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