Associations to the word «Misfeasance»

Wiktionary

MISFEASANCE, noun. A wrong that arises from an action. The wrong can be actual or alleged. This word is often used in law, relating to the wrongful use of legal authority.

Dictionary definition

MISFEASANCE, noun. Doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne