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What (who) is misfeasance - definition
TYPES OF FAILURE TO DISCHARGE PUBLIC OBLIGATIONS UNDER LAW
Nonfeasance; Non-feasance; Malfeasance; Non feasance; Misfeasant
misfeasance
[m?s'fi:z(?)ns]
¦ noun Law a transgression, especially the wrongful exercise of lawful authority.
Origin
C17: from OFr. mesfaisance, from mesfaire, from mes- 'wrongly' + faire 'do'; cf. malfeasance.
misfeasance
n. management of a business, public office or other responsibility in which there are errors and an unfortunate result through mistake or carelessness, but without evil intent and/or violation of law. Misfeasance is distinguished from "malfeasance," which is intentional conduct in violation of the law.
See also: malfeasance
Misfeasance
·noun A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.
Wikipedia
Misfeasance
Misfeasance, nonfeasance, and malfeasance are types of failure to discharge public obligations existing by common law, custom, or statute.
The Carta de Logu caused Eleanor of Arborea to be remembered as one of the first lawmakers to set up the crime of misfeasance.
Examples of use of misfeasance
1. The Bank denies the liquidators‘ allegations of misfeasance.
2. Jenkins writes about the suit for misfeasance brought by 50,000 shareholders against HMG.
3. The basic charge the shareholders make is that there was misfeasance in public office.
4. She used the 17th Century law of misfeasance in public office to make a High Court claim for damages.
5. After his mock praise of Bush as a rock against reality, Colbert censured the press by flattering its misfeasance.