misconduct

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/mɪsˈkɒndʌkt/

verb 3noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

alleged

gross, serious

The teacher faced serious misconduct charges after missing dozens of classes without permission.

financial, professional, sexual

VERB + MISCONDUCT

dismiss sb for, sack sb for

deny

The athlete denied any misconduct during the competition.

PREP

~ by

The school investigated complaints of misconduct by several teachers last year.

~ on the part of

Any misconduct on the part of employees will result in immediate disciplinary action.

PHRASES

on (the) grounds of misconduct

The teacher was dismissed on grounds of serious misconduct towards students.

Definitions

noun

Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.

The student was banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.

A penalty or write-up for improper behavior.

There is definitely an indication of retaliation in this case. I have never received a misconduct for possessing or using drugs.

After Jonathan Marchessault buried an empty-net goal with 90 seconds left in overtime, Hartman yelled from the bench and allegedly threw his stick in the officials’ direction. Hartman was assessed a misconduct for abusive language, according to the game sheet.

verb

To mismanage.

To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.

It had been pointed out […] that in the past enemy aliens misconducting themselves had been returned to the internment camp.

To act improperly.

The quartermasters have misconducted, and the government should bear the loss resulting from that misconduct.

It seems no answer for the recipient to allege that he was incompetent and misconducted, but that the acts were committed outside the jurisdiction.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — activity that transgresses moral or civil law

wrongdoing

verb — manage badly or incompetently

verb — behave badly

misbehave
misdemean

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The student was banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.

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There is definitely an indication of retaliation in this case. I have never received a misconduct for possessing or using drugs.

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It had been pointed out […] that in the past enemy aliens misconducting themselves had been returned to the internment camp.

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The quartermasters have misconducted, and the government should bear the loss resulting from that misconduct.

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It seems no answer for the recipient to allege that he was incompetent and misconducted, but that the acts were committed outside the jurisdiction.

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Usage Notes

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