Performance of an act that should not have been done at all. (Compare misfeasance, nonfeasance.) mandatory: Required, ordered.
Performing an illegal or morally incorrect act knowingly, dishonestly, and without any right to do so.
Evil doing; ill conduct; the commission of some act, especially by a public official, which is positively prohibited by law.
(mal-fe'zans) - Evil doing; ill conduct; the commission of some act which is positively prohibited by law.
wrongful conduct by a public official
The wrongful performance of an act that the individual has no right to perform or has been expressly forbidden by contract to perform.
The commission of an unlawful act.
Committing an unlawful act. Often used to describe misconduct by public officials. Compare misfeasance and nonfeasance.
The doing of an act which a person ought not to do at all.
To commit an illegal action. See also misfeasance and nonfeasance.
a wrongful act that the actor has no legal right to do, such as when a director uses the position for personal enrichment by misappropriating cooperative assets.
An illegal act. Typically used to describe a person who commits an illegal act during the performance of his or her duties.
The doing of an unlawful act.
Doing something that is illegal. This term is often used when a professional or public official commits an illegal act that interferes with the performance of his or her duties. For example, an elected official who accepts a bribe in exchange for political favors has committed malfeasance. Compare misfeasance.
Doing something which is illegal. Compare with misfeasance and nonfeasance.
The expressions misfeasance and nonfeasance, and occasionally malfeasance, are used in English law with reference to the discharge of public obligations existing by common law, custom or statute.