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Meaning of "malfeasant" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALFEASANT

malfeasant  [mælˈfiːzənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALFEASANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malfeasant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALFEASANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of malfeasant in the English dictionary

The definition of malfeasant in the dictionary is someone guilty of a wrongful or illegal act, esp a public official.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALFEASANT


accusant
əˈkjuːzənt
Besant
ˈbɛzənt
brisant
ˈbriːzənt
cicatrisant
ˌsɪkəˈtraɪzənt
cicatrizant
ˌsɪkəˈtraɪzənt
cognisant
ˈkɒɡnɪzənt
cognizant
ˈkɒɡnɪzənt
complaisant
kəmˈpleɪzənt
doesn´t
ˈdʌzənt
hasn´t
ˈhæzənt
isn´t
ˈɪzənt
omnipresent
ˌɒmnɪˈprɛzənt
peasant
ˈpɛzənt
pheasant
ˈfɛzənt
pleasant
ˈplɛzənt
present
ˈprɛzənt
recusant
ˈrɛkjʊzənt
unpleasant
ʌnˈplɛzənt
wasn´t
ˈwɒzənt
wisent
ˈwiːzənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALFEASANT

malemute
maleness
malengine
Malenkov
malentendu
Malevich
malevolence
malevolent
malevolently
malfeasance
malfed
malformation
malformed
malfunction
malgrado
Malherbe
Mali
Malian
malibu board
malic

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALFEASANT

antidepressant
argus pheasant
croissant
degreasant
depressant
displeasant
en passant
golden pheasant
immunosuppressant
incessant
Maupassant
Ouessant
passant
pissant
puissant
ring-necked pheasant
sant
Stuyvesant
suppressant
versant

Synonyms and antonyms of malfeasant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «malfeasant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALFEASANT

Find out the translation of malfeasant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malfeasant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malfeasant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不正当
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malfeasant
570 millions of speakers

English

malfeasant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

malfeasant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

malfeasant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

malfeasant
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infrator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

malfeasant
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malfaisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malfeasant
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

malfeasant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

malfeasant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부정한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malfeasant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm điều ác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

malfeasant
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कुरूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötülük eden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malfeasant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

malfeasant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

malfeasant
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

malfeasant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

malfeasant
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

misdadiger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

malfeasant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

malfeasant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malfeasant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALFEASANT»

The term «malfeasant» is used very little and occupies the 167.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALFEASANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malfeasant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALFEASANT»

Discover the use of malfeasant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malfeasant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India ...
Cross-tabulation of Malfeasant Voyages and Legitimate Voyages over the Regional Experience of Captains, Specific to Target Voyage, 1680–1764 Experience Legitimate trade Malfeasant trade Total 0 224 (1.01) 79 (0.97) 303 1 301 (1.12) 66 ...
Emily Erikson, 2014
2
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
560 malfeasant 'during good behavior and efficient service,' who could not be dismissed 'except for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office.'” Cleveland Bd. of Educ. v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532, 538–39 (1985) (per White, J.) .
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
3
Escape from Crazyville: Unraveling a Pact with a Pathological
MF. (. Malfeasant). Holy Father. Who is this MF that I married? How and when did Captain Christian morph into an evil Warlord. I cried when first faced with the reality that underneath his facade of holiness, he was a Malfeasant all along.
Billie J. Garrett, 2011
4
Technology-Enhanced Assessment of Talent
This problem would be exacerbated if ownership of webcams varied as a function of status on a protected class variable. Fourth, the distributional placement (position in the score distribution) of malfeasant responders (cheaters and those who ...
Nancy T. Tippins, Seymour Adler, 2011
5
Information and Communication Technology for Education (2 ...
Keyword Keyword Liu Qun Hownet CSSC Man Woman 0.86 0.87 0.83 Malfeasant Mayor – 0.56 0.61 Malfeasant Professor – 0.49 0.37 Malfeasant Undergraduate – 0.48 0.35 12(,)DepthDisCC is the depth difference of C1 and C2 and 12( ...
Mark Zhou, 2014
6
The New York Supplement
Directors against whom no charge is made are in control of the corporation, and, although the action may be continued for the purpose of a judgment against the malfeasant directors, there can be no object in continuing such receivership.
‎1895
7
Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Supreme Court ...
The gravamen of the complaint is fraudulent and malfeasant acts of three of the plaintifPs co-directors of that company, by reason of which, among other things, it was charged that the mortgages securing the $50,000, as above described, were  ...
New York (State). Supreme Court, Marcus Tullius Hun, 1896
8
Hong Kong as a Global Metropolis
This oversocialized view of behavior portrays intermediary partners as atomized individuals who follow rules of behavior, but it leaves intermediaries open to opportunistic, malfeasant actions by partners. This dilemma is no less serious than if ...
David R. Meyer, 2000
9
Programming Multi-Agent Systems: 7th International Workshop, ...
Ultimately, there is little the context can do, except possibly to eject a malfeasant agent from the interaction. The context may observe the violation itself or may learn of it from the creditor, who would have escalated the commitment to the ...
Lars Braubach, Jean-Pierre Briot, John Thangarajah, 2010
10
Physicians at War: The Dual-Loyalties Challenge
Consequently, there is no lesser evil decision concerning the health of the victim and the actions are simply malfeasant. The same goes for every role that medical personnel play. If the physician resuscitates a victim in order to face further ...
Fritz Allhoff, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALFEASANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malfeasant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Residents sue Macedonia mayor over 'unverified' allegations listed …
... remove an elected official" in Summit County Probate Court July 9, calling for Kuchta's removal for alleged "misfeasant and malfeasant" acts. «The-News-Leader, Jul 15»
2
Bitcoin mining company cloudminr.io hacked, database on sale for 1 …
... been included in the exfiltrated database, since very little investigation would be required for a malfeasant to try the logins on other services. «The Stack, Jul 15»
3
Cleveland Heights proposes tax hike, Lakewood battles graffiti …
... Mayor Don Kuchta that asks a judge to remove the mayor from office and accuses the mayor of "malfeasant acts," John Harper reports. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
4
Five Macedonia residents ask court to remove Mayor Don Kuchta …
... to remove the mayor from office and accuses the mayor of "malfeasant acts." The citizens filing the complaint in Summit County Probate Court ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
5
Operating in the SNS Response
... their asses in seats while training," are, quite simply, negligent and malfeasant. I suppose the terms "deliberate indifference" or the Canton v. «LawOfficer.com, Jul 15»
6
Guest commentary: Justice John Roberts, offers the nation double …
Thus, the taxing authority galloped on as the fourth horseman of America's malfeasant fifth column, along with the similarly misconstrued ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
7
Family in Wellington stabbing 'religious, peaceful'
"Certainly there's been not the slightest suggestion of any lawbreaking or any other malfeasant activity there whatsoever," Sawyer said. «Newstalk ZB, Jul 15»
8
Tamborine resident and author, Andrew Mudie, is releasing three …
... Queensland Transport is corrupt and forces Andrew to apply the power of the pen to publish the truth about the malfeasant Queensland Government agency. «ArtsHub, Jun 15»
9
A Farewell to Harms: New Beginnings for Sweet Briar College
It is painful to wonder if those gifts ever fell into malfeasant hands. For the sake of moving ahead with hopes for a stable future for Sweet Briar ... «Pulse, Jun 15»
10
No other choice but for OPM Director Archuleta to resign
It's not that she was personally malfeasant, it's just goes with the territory. Had a rocket landed on the OPM building, that would have been one ... «FederalNewsRadio.com, Jun 15»

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