misfeasances

noun

Definition of misfeasancesnext
plural of misfeasance
as in offences

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  1. misdemeanors
  2. violations
  3. infractions
Noun
  • The proposition reclassifies shoplifting and other non-violent crimes as felonies, rolling back part of a 2014 law that classified these offenses, including theft under $950, as misdemeanors.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Their pursuer has little interest in hearing about her siblings' misdemeanors, of course, and demands that Captain Freeman hand them over.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of misdemeanors
Noun
  • Accountability mechanisms would have to be built in to ensure violations come at a cost.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Such oversights are serious violations of protocol that indicate an overall pattern of inaccuracy and falsification, DeNardo said.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of violations
Noun
  • On top of that, we are constantly monitored by cameras inside our vans searching for the smallest infractions—even during our breaks.
    Rubie Mosqueda, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Clinicians who break the boundary between a professional relationship and friendship can lose their licenses for such infractions.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of infractions
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