mal‧feas‧ance /mælˈfiːz
əns/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: mal- + feasance 'doing' (16-18 centuries) (from Anglo-French fesance, from Old French faire 'to do')]
law illegal or dishonest activity
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