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misconduct meaning

EN[mɪsˈkɒndʌkt] [mɪskənˈdʌkt]
WMisconduct
  • In law, misconduct is wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts.
  • Two categories of misconduct are sexual misconduct and official misconduct.
  • "Misconduct" includes something seen as unacceptable as well as criminal offenses e.g. deceptive manipulation.
  • "Gross misconduct" can lead to immediate dismissal because it is serious enough and possibly criminal, e.g. stealing or sexual harassment.
  • Misconduct refers to an action, rather than neglecting to take action, or inaction which could be referred to as poor performance.

    Definition of misconduct in English Dictionary

  • NounPLmisconductsPREmis-
    1. Bad behavior.
      1. The student was threatened with a £2000 fine and banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.
  • VerbSGmisconductsPRmisconductingPT, PPmisconducted
    1. (transitive) To mismanage.
      1. He misconducted himself with a chorus girl, according to his wife.
    2. (intransitive, rare) To act improperly.
    3. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • Rare instances of misconduct or instances of irreproducibility are translated into concerns that science is broken.
      2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • They were ostracized for breaking' the blue wall of silence about police misconduct.
        • The doctor was struck off the UK Medical Register for professional misconduct.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Morphemes
        • Prefixes
          • Words by prefix
            • Words prefixed with mis-
        • Nouns
          • Countable nouns
            • Singularia tantum
              • Uncountable nouns
            • Verbs
              • Intransitive verbs
                • Transitive verbs
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              Source: Wiktionary

              Meaning of misconduct for the defined word.

              Grammatically, this word "misconduct" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
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