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Pronunciation / Transliteration: malversation
"Il a été reconnu coupable de malversation."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
"Several officials were accused of professional malfeasance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French mal- 'bad' + faisance 'doing' (from faire 'to do').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "malfeasance" is said worldwide
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malversation
Transliteration: malversation
"Il a été reconnu coupable de malversation."
Amtsmissbrauch
Transliteration: Amtsmissbrauch
"Der Bürgermeister wurde wegen Amtsmissbrauchs angeklagt."
malversazione
Transliteration: malversazione
"L'inchiesta ha rivelato casi di malversazione."
prevaricación
Transliteration: prevaricación
"El funcionario fue destituido por prevaricación."
malversação
Transliteration: malversacao
"Ele foi acusado de malversação de fundos públicos."
दुराचार
Transliteration: durachar
"अधिकारी को उसके पद के दुराचार के लिए बर्खास्त कर दिया गया।"
渎职
Transliteration: duzhí
"该官员因渎职行为而受到调查。"
직무 위법
Transliteration: jikmu wibeop
"그 공무원은 직무 위법 혐의로 기소되었습니다."
不正行為
Transliteration: fuseikōi
"その議員は職権乱用と不正行為で告発された。"
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