official misconduct
1official misconduct — index crime, criminality, delict, guilt, misfeasance, offense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2official misconduct — An act constituting a breach of the good faith and right action impliedly required of all public officers. Etzler v Brown, 58 Fla 221, 50 So 416. Any act involving moral turpitude, or any act which is contrary to justice, honesty, principle, or… …
3misconduct — mis·con·duct /mis kän dəkt/ n: intentional or wanton wrongful but usu. not criminal behavior: as a: deliberate or wanton violation of standards of conduct by a government official b: wrongful behavior (as adultery) by a spouse that leads to the… …
4official — of·fi·cial 1 n: one who holds or is invested with an office esp. in government a municipal official official 2 adj 1: of, relating to, or holding an office, position, or trust official duties 2: fully authorized an official policy of t …
5Misconduct — This article is about the legal sense. For the association football sense, see Misconduct (association football). For the infraction in ice hockey, see Penalty (ice hockey). A misconduct is a legal term meaning a wrongful, improper, or unlawful… …
6misconduct — noun Date: 1705 1. mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities 2. intentional wrongdoing; specifically deliberate violation of a law or standard especially by a government official ; malfeasance 3. a. improper behavior b …
7official — An officer; a person invested with the authority of an office. See also officer In Canon law, a person to whom a bishop commits the charge of his spiritual jurisdiction. In Civil law, the minister or apparitor of a magistrate or judge official,… …
8misconduct in office — See official misconduct …
9Misconduct (football) — Misconduct in association football is any conduct by a player which is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction (caution or dismissal) in accordance with Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. Misconduct may occur at any time, including… …
10misconduct in office — n. Unlawful or corrupt behavior by a public official in the conduct of official duties. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. misconduct in office …
