MISFEASANCE

By SovConn | June 1, 2013

misfeasance (mis-fee-z<<schwa>>nts), n. 1. A lawful act performed in a wrongful manner. [Cases: Negligence 200. C.J.S. Negligence §§ 5–13, 15–20, 33, 64.] 2. More broadly, a transgression or trespass; MALFEASANCE. Cf. NONFEASANCE. — misfeasant,adj. — misfeasor,n.

[Blacks Law 8th]

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