Main entry: misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, actus reus
Definition: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Usage: he denied any wrongdoing
Main entry: misconduct
Definition: bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
Main entry: misconduct, mishandle, mismanage
Definition: manage badly or incompetently
Usage: The funds were mismanaged
Main entry: misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
Definition: behave badly
Usage: The children misbehaved all morning