MISFEASANCE


Meaning of MISFEASANCE in English

n. Law a transgression, esp. the wrongful exercise of lawful authority.

[ ME f. OF mesfaisance f. mesfaire misdo (as MIS-(2), faire do f. L facere): cf. MALFEASANCE ]

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