misconduct
131
4.6
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt/
- Formal
:
conducta indebida
- A few months after the trial, he was disbarred due to professional misconduct.
- professional misconduct
- sexual misconduct
- gross misconduct
So it was a journalistic misconduct case, I think.
- So it was a journalistic misconduct case, I think.
- He lost his job for gross misconduct.
- Judge Ethan has never been accused of sexual misconduct.
- Someone show me the precedent for the FBI investigating sexual misconduct claims against the Supreme Court nominee.
- And, and I quote here, it said misconduct witnessed by US workers is now at historic lows, while reporting of misconduct is at near highs.
- And he ended up being fired for gross misconduct for using the paints in this manner while he was on the job.
- But this lawyer said to the prosecutors, hey, you better watch out because if you keep doing this, I'm going to report you for misconduct.
- The Hong Kong regulators held a market misconduct tribunal and found Citroen Research, not China, Evergrande, culpable of market misconduct.
- There's rules with flagrant misconduct where you're kicked out of the match, other team gets the points and then you have to sit the next meet.
- Did you tell either of your daughters to make up allegations of sexual misconduct against Joey?
- This is the kind of misconduct that clearly, clearly requires.
- And, and, you know, some of the misconduct that happens there, some of the unequal treatment.
- But for others who are willfully blinding themselves to this presence, misconduct, it is the most shameful hour.
Examples
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A few months after the trial, he was disbarred for misconduct.
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Thus, some player misconduct may be seen as a reaction to the hostile crowd.
Academic text (1990) -
His own misconduct is absolutely clear.
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The girl claims that the sexual misconduct... occurred inside the Oval Office.
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John Brown, one of the Green Mountain boys, charged him with misconduct of the Continental fleet.
Fiction book (1994) -
I am citing you for gross misconduct.
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The committee concluded that Simpson had committed misconduct and suspended him from the register for two years.
Academic text (2011) -
The long-simmering national concern about scientific misconduct is at the forefront of current challenges to scientists' way of life.
Academic text (1993) -
The Football Association has this evening charged Eric Cantona of Manchester United and France with misconduct that has brought the game into disrepute.
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I've never seen so many suspensions and reprimands and charges of misconduct.
Synonyms
117
3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
91
6.5
Actions by professionals that harm people, for example doctors and lawyers
23
6.2
A wrong action that hurts someone or breaks a rule
20
9.6
An illegal action by a public official in their job
19
8.1
An action or remark that is not socially acceptable
15
3.6
Bad behavior that breaks rules or causes trouble
1
6.6
Behavior at work that does not meet expected job standards
1
9.9
Doing a legal duty badly or wrongly, often by a public official
1
7.0
Actions that break the law or are unfair
1
7.1
A bad action that breaks rules or harms other people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
1
7.0
A hockey penalty that removes a player for the rest of the game while the team may replace them
How Serious
355
4.8
- Formal
20
9.6
117
3.7
- Formal
131
4.6
- Formal
19
8.1
15
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misconduct is made of mis- meaning 'wrong' or 'bad' and conduct meaning 'behaviour' or 'to lead', as in a conductor who leads an orchestra. So misconduct simply means 'wrong behaviour' and is used for improper actions, often by someone with responsibility or trust.