MISCONDUCTED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

misconducted

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past tense of misconduct

as in violated

to manage badly misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life

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The bill would give the state’s Fair Political Practices Commission the power to fine influencers and committees if they are found to have violated the law, allowing the commission to bypass the court process.

— Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Religious speakers allege their First Amendment rights were violated when law enforcement intercepted their public expression of beliefs.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

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Fayed al-Noman, the information ministry's assistant undersecretary, said the attack severely damaged port buildings and piers as well as commercial goods and food supplies.

— Duarte Dias, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
The fires, which have burned over the last week, have damaged or destroyed about 920 structures.

— Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2026

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The engineer who had asked the question followed it, triggering a permission change that exposed company data for two hours, though a Meta spokesperson denied earlier reports that user data was mishandled.

— Tyler Akidau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Her complaint alleges deputies mishandled a live grenade from a Santa Monica call, brought it to a training center where explosives are banned, and handled it with Lemus, who lacked bomb-squad training.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

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