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Definition of: malfeasance
(mal·fē′zəns) noun Law
The performance of some act which is unlawful or wrongful or which one has specifically contracted not to perform: said usually of official misconduct. Compare MISFEASANCE, NONFEASANCE. [<AF malfaisance <OF malfaisant <mal ill + faisant, ppr. of faire do <L facere]
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