misfeasance

misfeasance (mis-fee-z[schwa]nts), n.

1. A lawful act performed in a wrongful manner. [Cases: Negligence 200. C.J.S. Negligence §§ 5–13, 15–20, 33, 64.]

2. More broadly, a transgression or trespass; MALFEASANCE. Cf. NONFEASANCE. — misfeasant, adj. — misfeasor, n.

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双语律师Peter，毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译涉及基础建设领域的法律文件。