misfeasance noun.
[mɪs'fi:z(ǝ)ns] E17.[Old French mesfaisance, from pres. pple of mesfaire (mod. méfaire), from mes- MIS-2 + faire do: see -ANCE. Cf. MALFEASANCE.]Law. (A) transgression, (a) trespass;
spec. (a) wrongful exercise of lawful authority.
■ misfeasor noun a person who commits a misfeasance
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