Weird Word: Misfeasance
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Misfeasance
Noun
- A wrong that arises from an action. The wrong can be actual or alleged. This word is often used in law, relating to the wrongful use of legal authority.
Used in a sentence:
- The misfeasance of granting the rangers the right to demand room and board without recompense is unacceptable if not immoral.
Source: Wikitionary
Commentary:
Similar to a prior weird word malfeasance and by similar I mean almost exactly the same. The primary difference being that misfeasance a wrong that arises from some other action while malfeasance is simply wrongdoing. Subtle differences for subtly different words!
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