misfeasance
misfeasance n. 不当行为；失职行为 指本可合法从事而不恰当地从事甚或侵犯他人权利的行为，特指公司管理上的失职行为。相关词nonfeasance指应该作为而不作为，即懈怠，不履行义务；malfeasance指从事法律禁止的违法行为。
MISFEASANCE
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.