| has gloss | (noun) activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
misconduct, actus reus, wrongful conduct, wrongdoing |
| has gloss | eng: A misconduct is a legal term meaning a wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts. |
| lexicalization | eng: actus reus |
| lexicalization | eng: misconduct |
| lexicalization | eng: wrongdoing |
| lexicalization | eng: wrongful conduct |
| subclass of | (noun) any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
activity |
| has subclass | (noun) the activity of treating someone savagely or viciously
brutalization, brutalisation |
| has subclass | (noun) entry to another's property without right or permission
intrusion, violation, trespass, encroachment, usurpation |
| has subclass | (noun) (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
civil wrong, tort |
| has subclass | (noun) misconduct in public office
malversation |
| has subclass | (noun) improper or wicked or immoral behavior
misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed |
| has subclass | (noun) willful negligence
dereliction |
| has subclass | (noun) wrongful conduct by a public official
malfeasance |
| has subclass | (noun) doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
misfeasance |
| has subclass | (noun) a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
malpractice |
| has subclass | (noun) professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
malpractice |
| has subclass | (noun) the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); "it was a perversion of justice"
perversion |
| has subclass | (noun) wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
injury |
| has subclass | (noun) an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
injury |
| has subclass | (noun) an unjust act
unfairness, iniquity, injustice, shabbiness |
| has subclass | (noun) an act causing pain or damage
infliction |
| has subclass | (noun) the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"
transgression, evildoing |
| has subclass | (noun) lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
knavery, dishonesty |
| has subclass | (noun) a willful perversion of facts
falsification, misrepresentation |
| has subclass | (noun) an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded; "soliciting personal injury cases may constitute champerty"
champerty |
| has subclass | (noun) the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community; "unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"
criminal maintenance, maintenance |
| has subclass | (noun) an act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment"
violation, infringement |