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Definition of: misfeasance
(mis·fē′zəns) noun Law
The performance of a lawful act in an unlawful or culpably negligent manner. Compare MALFEASANCE, NONFEASANCE. [<OF mesfaisance <mesfaire do wrong <mes- mis- + faire do <L facere]
—mis·fea′sor noun
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