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misfeasance

misfeasance noun: an actual or alleged wrong that arises from an action; often, the wrongful use of legal authority.

Noun

misfeasance (countable and uncountable, plural misfeasances)

  1. An actual or alleged wrong that arises from an action; often, the wrongful use of legal authority.

misfeasance meaning in Tamil

misfeasance in Tamil

முறைப்பிழை

Forms of misfeasance

pluralmisfeasances

Origin of misfeasance

From Middle French mesfaisance.

Questions about misfeasance

What does misfeasance mean?
Misfeasance means an actual or alleged wrong that arises from an action; often, the wrongful use of legal authority.
What is misfeasance in Tamil?
Misfeasance in Tamil is முறைப்பிழை. See Misfeasance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is misfeasance?
Misfeasance is a noun.
What is the plural of misfeasance?
The plural of misfeasance is misfeasances.

Words near misfeasance in the dictionary

  1. misfavors
  2. misfavour
  3. misfavoured
  4. misfavouring
  5. misfavours
  6. misfeasance
  7. misfeasances
  8. misfeasant
  9. misfeasants
  10. misfeasor
  11. misfeasors

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Adapted from Wiktionary: misfeasance (page history and authors); misfeasance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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