wrongful conduct
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1. activity that transgresses moral or civil law (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | civil wrong, tort, |
| definition | : | (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | malversation, |
| definition | : | misconduct in public office (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dereliction, |
| definition | : | willful negligence (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | malfeasance, |
| definition | : | wrongful conduct by a public official (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | misfeasance, |
| definition | : | doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | malpractice, |
| definition | : | a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | malpractice, |
| definition | : | professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | perversion, |
| definition | : | the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | injury, |
| definition | : | wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | injury, |
| definition | : | an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | infliction, |
| definition | : | an act causing pain or damage (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | evildoing, transgression, |
| definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | dishonesty, knavery, |
| definition | : | lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | champerty, |
| definition | : | an unethical agreement between an attorney and client that the attorney would sue and pay the costs of the client's suit in return for a portion of the damages awarded (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | criminal maintenance, maintenance, |
| definition | : | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community (noun.act) |
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