MISCONDUCT


Meaning of MISCONDUCT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈkän-(ˌ)dəkt ]

noun

Date: 1705

1. : mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities

2. : intentional wrongdoing ; specifically : deliberate violation of a law or standard especially by a government official : malfeasance

3.

a. : improper behavior

b. : adultery

4. : a penalty (as in ice hockey) for improper behavior or abusive language (as toward an official)

• mis·con·duct -kən-ˈdəkt transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.