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   malfeasance

   /malˈfiːzns/

   noun

   • 1. wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official.

   Word Origin late 17th century: from Anglo-Norman French malfaisance, from mal- ‘evil’ + Old French faisance ‘activity’. Compare with misfeasance.

   Derivatives

   • 1. malfeasant noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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