misconduct

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MISCON'DUCT, noun Wrong conduct; ill behavior; ill management. MISCONDUCT', verb transitive To conduct amiss; to mismanage. MISCONDUCT', verb intransitive To behave amiss.
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