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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
Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
Officers ticketed students even when police hadn’t witnessed the alleged misconduct, investigators found.
—Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
Gruenberg had clung to his job since November 2023 when a Wall Street Journal report exposed widespread misconduct at the FDIC.
—Pete Schroeder, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
While the decision to forego prison time may raise eyebrows, legal experts view it as a strategic move to incentivize future cooperation in cases of financial misconduct.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The Peach State trial has yet to begin due to pretrial wrangling, as Trump’s team has sought to force the removal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) — who brought the case against him — over allegations of misconduct.
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Georgescu, who said a network of Romanian volunteers helped his campaign, has denied any wrongdoing.Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Weinstein has pleaded not guilty and denied any wrongdoing.Chloe Melas, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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The flick was a comedic noir that imagined a Hollywood where cartoons and humans live together, and the plot involved murder, adultery, blackmail and other adult topics.Victoria Edel, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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She’s getting beheaded for committing adultery with a distant cousin.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
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Often, the children were routinely abused; many were killed there.Brian Ng, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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In 2017, investigators accused workers at a slaughterhouse in Ozark, Arkansas, of abusing turkeys by kicking and throwing the birds.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 28 Nov. 2024
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Rain barrel accessories, like tubing, lids, and spigots, can also be damaged by cold weather, while metal rain barrels won’t function once temperatures drop below freezing.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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Infrastructure has been significantly damaged, with roads, homes, and public facilities rendered uninhabitable in parts of the affected region.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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The justices will decide whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for children and adolescents violates the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, a question that could allow a majority of the court to hold that laws targeting transgender people are unconstitutional and discriminatory.Chelsea Bailey, CNN, 1 Dec. 2024
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Three years later, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling stating that officially sanctioned prayer and Bible reading in public schools violated the First Amendment.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Nov. 2024
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An audit found that Richmond allegedly mismanaged a streetlight maintenance contract, leading to $1.2 million in questionable charges.Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Dealers are furious and say that parent company Stellantis is ruining a good thing by jacking up prices and mismanaging its vehicle lineup.Daniel Wine, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Misconduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misconduct. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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