Improper performance of an act that might have been lawfully done. (Compare malfeasance, nonfeasance.)

Errors in management that result in mistake and carelessness, without malice or illegality.

The doing of a wrongful or injurious act.

A misdeed or trespass; the improper performance of some act which a person may lawfully do.

doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner

The performance of a legal act in an illegal manner.

Breach of duty / misconduct. The remedy brought about by a liquidator against directors and other officers of a company whom they think may have been in breech of their duty towards the company.

Section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986 provides a remedy against directors and others who can be shown to have been delinquent or acted in breach of their fiduciary duties.

Usually, the improper performance of some lawful act.

Breach of duty in relation to the funds or property of a company by its directors or managers.

Lawful act performed in wrongful manner. Compare malfeasance and nonfeasance.

Improperly doing something which a person has the legal right to do. Compare with malfeasance and nonfeasance.

Performing a legal action in an improper way. This term is frequently used when a professional or public official does his job in a way that is not technically illegal but is nevertheless mistaken or wrong. Misfeasance is to be distinguished from non-feasance where a person simply does not do the job at all.

the improper performance of an act that the actor has authority to perform, such as when a director approves a contract on the cooperative's behalf that contains disadvantageous terms that could have been deleted had the director been diligent.

Improper performance of an act that a person might otherwise lawfully do

Performing a legal action in an improper way. This term is frequently used when a professional or public official does his job in a way that is not technically illegal, but is nevertheless mistaken or wrong. Here are some examples of misfeasance in a professional context: a lawyer who is mistaken about a deadline and files an important legal document too late, an accountant who makes unintentional errors on a client's tax return or a doctor who writes a prescription and accidentally includes the wrong dosage. Compare malfeasance.