GRE vocabulary
Malfeasance
Wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
Example
"The mayor was accused of malfeasance after evidence of corruption emerged."
Etymology
From Old French malfaisance 'evildoing,' from mal- 'bad' + faisance 'doing.'
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