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misfeasance是什么意思

misfeasance

英 [mɪs'fiːz(ə)ns] 美 [mɪs'fizəns]
  • n. 过失;行为失检;不当行为

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misfeasance (n.)
"wrongful exercise of lawful authority or improper performance of a lawful act," 1590s, from Middle French mesfaisance, from mesfaisant, present participle of Old French mesfaire "to misdo," from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + faire "to do," from Latin facere "to make, do, perform" (see factitious).

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