Associations to the word «Misconduct»

Wiktionary

MISCONDUCT, noun. Bad behavior.
MISCONDUCT, verb. (transitive) To mismanage.
MISCONDUCT, verb. (reflexive) To misbehave.
MISCONDUCT, verb. (intransitive) (rare) To act improperly.

Dictionary definition

MISCONDUCT, noun. Bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf.
MISCONDUCT, noun. Activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing".
MISCONDUCT, verb. Behave badly; "The children misbehaved all morning".
MISCONDUCT, verb. Manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats