Malfeasance (noun)
mal-fee-zuns
Wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official.
Late 17th century: from Anglo-Norman French malfaisance, from mal- ‘evil’ + Old French faisance ‘activity’. Compare with misfeasance.
Example sentences
“Journalists are the last defence against wrongdoing and malfeasance.”
Word of the Day - Ergatocracy (noun) ur-gat-ok-ra-see Government by the workers.
