irresponsibility

noun

Definition of irresponsibilitynext
as in malfeasance

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irresponsibility
  1. malfeasance
  2. malpractice
  3. negligence
  4. misconduct
  5. delinquency
Noun
  • The banker was already susceptible to corruption — and now malfeasance will be condoned?!
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Animal-language studies acquired an unshakable odor of malfeasance and scientific malpractice.
    Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of malfeasance
Noun
  • That fallacy would be legal malpractice if argued by Loudermilk as a private lawyer.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Among the typical parsing of medical malpractice provisions, oil and gas leases, divorce settlements and sovereign immunity protections, the high court has a number of more attention-grabbing cases on its docket this year.
    Eleanor Klibanoff, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of malpractice
Noun
  • Now, Morgan is being charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and leaving the scene of the accident, both felonies.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • There were other chances, goals ruled out, Murphy striking the crossbar, and then Joelinton gilded the scoreline after intercepting a pass out from Amadou Onana that straddled negligence and criminality.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of negligence
Noun
  • Liberty has been a member of the Florida Bar since 2004 and has no history of misconduct.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Baldwin’s attorneys accused the state of misconduct, pointing to a batch of unexamined bullets that a potential witness turned over to sheriff’s investigators last March.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of misconduct
Noun
  • Florida's high credit card delinquency rate coincides with news of skyrocketing credit card defaults in the U.S. What To Know Nevada is the only state to exceed Florida's average credit card delinquency rate at 12.95 percent.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Further, students who have completed a financial literacy course have better average credit scores and lower debt delinquency rates as young adults, according to data from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Investor Education Foundation, which promotes financial education.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of delinquency
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