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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
malfeasance /malˈfiːz(ə)ns/

▶noun Law wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public official.

– derivatives
malfeasant noun & adjective.

– origin C17: from Anglo-Norman Fr. malfaisance, from mal- ‘evil’ + OFr. faisance ‘activity’.

'malfeasance' also found in these Oxford entries:

misfeasance - nonfeasance

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