malfeasance

/mal-FEE-zunss/noun

wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official

The mayor resigned amid charges of financial malfeasance.
Synonyms
misconduct, wrongdoing, corruption
Antonyms
integrity, probity
Root
mal- (bad)
Memory hook
mal (bad) + feasance (doing): official doing gone bad.

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