Misconduct
noun
Bad or unacceptable behavior, especially by a professional person.
He was fired for professional misconduct
noun
Breaking the law or rules deliberately.
He was charged with gross misconduct
Often appears as...
- gross misconduct
- professional misconduct
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Formal
Legal
noun
Doing something against rules set by an organization or institution.
Academic misconduct like cheating can lead to severe penalties
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Formal
Academic
noun
Bad or unacceptable behavior, especially by a professional person.
He was fired for professional misconduct
noun
Breaking the law or rules deliberately.
He was charged with gross misconduct
Often appears as...
- gross misconduct
- professional misconduct
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
noun
Doing something against rules set by an organization or institution.
Academic misconduct like cheating can lead to severe penalties
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Expectations
Misconduct often refers to behaviors that break workplace codes or expectations.
His repeated tardiness was cited as misconduct.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Reputation
Misconduct can damage a person's professional reputation and career prospects.
The lawyer faced a hearing due to misconduct allegations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Criminal
Misconduct doesn't always mean a crime was committed but still a serious violation.
His misconduct involved disclosing confidential information.
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Expectations
Misconduct often refers to behaviors that break workplace codes or expectations.
His repeated tardiness was cited as misconduct.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Reputation
Misconduct can damage a person's professional reputation and career prospects.
The lawyer faced a hearing due to misconduct allegations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Criminal
Misconduct doesn't always mean a crime was committed but still a serious violation.
His misconduct involved disclosing confidential information.
Pro Tip 1/3Workplace Expectations
Misconduct often refers to behaviors that break workplace codes or expectations.
His repeated tardiness was cited as misconduct.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Reputation
Misconduct can damage a person's professional reputation and career prospects.
The lawyer faced a hearing due to misconduct allegations.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Criminal
Misconduct doesn't always mean a crime was committed but still a serious violation.
His misconduct involved disclosing confidential information.
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What doctors don't know...
you would rightly accuse me, essentially, of research fraud. And yet, for some reason, if somebody conducts 10 studies but only publishes the five that give the result that they want, we don't consider that to be research misconduct. And when that responsibility is diffused between
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The meaning of life...
De Beauvoir’s legacy is further complicated by accusations of sexual misconduct by two of her university students. In the face of these accusations, she had her teaching license revoked for abusing her position. In this aspect and others, de Beauvoir’s life remains controversial—
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Clinton Impeachment PIPE...
is operating under a cloud of scandal for the last three years an independent council Kenneth Starr has been conducting several investigations related to the president what triggered the investigations they began with allegations of misconduct in an Arkansas
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Bryan Stevenson: We need...
And I put in my motion that there was prosecutorial misconduct and police misconduct and judicial misconduct. There was a crazy line in there about how there's no conduct in this county, it's all misconduct. And the next morning, I woke up and I thought,
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Battle Over Bathrooms PIPE...
have access to a female facility. I think that's rather ridiculous. I've heard all kinds of fears expressed just through the media. None of those fears have ever been realized. Ever. We have never had the type of fearful misconduct
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What doctors don't know...
of research fraud and yet for some reason if somebody conducts ten studies but only publishes the five that give the result that they want we don't consider that to be research misconduct and when that responsibility is diffused
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We need to talk about an...
year old corporate executive and I've put in my motion that there was prosecutorial misconduct and police misconduct and judicial misconduct it was a crazy line in there about how there's no conduct in this county it's
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
that need to change if we're going to be a better society. But there is this political ploy to try to pit police brutality and police misconduct against black-on-black violence. But it's a fiction.
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Bandi Mbubi: Demand a...
At the moment, there is no clear fair-trade solution. But there has been a huge amount of progress. The US has recently passed legislation to target bribery and misconduct in the Congo.
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The path to ending...
And it includes a federal ban on choke holds, it includes a national registry for officers who have engaged in misconduct. I also think that it's important at this moment to get,
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What doctors don't know...
you would rightly accuse me, essentially, of research fraud. And yet, for some reason, if somebody conducts 10 studies but only publishes the five that give the result that they want, we don't consider that to be research misconduct. And when that responsibility is diffused between
Video examples
The meaning of life...
De Beauvoir’s legacy is further complicated by accusations of sexual misconduct by two of her university students. In the face of these accusations, she had her teaching license revoked for abusing her position. In this aspect and others, de Beauvoir’s life remains controversial—
Video examples
Clinton Impeachment PIPE...
is operating under a cloud of scandal for the last three years an independent council Kenneth Starr has been conducting several investigations related to the president what triggered the investigations they began with allegations of misconduct in an Arkansas
Video examples
Bryan Stevenson: We need...
And I put in my motion that there was prosecutorial misconduct and police misconduct and judicial misconduct. There was a crazy line in there about how there's no conduct in this county, it's all misconduct. And the next morning, I woke up and I thought,
Video examples
Battle Over Bathrooms PIPE...
have access to a female facility. I think that's rather ridiculous. I've heard all kinds of fears expressed just through the media. None of those fears have ever been realized. Ever. We have never had the type of fearful misconduct
Video examples
What doctors don't know...
of research fraud and yet for some reason if somebody conducts ten studies but only publishes the five that give the result that they want we don't consider that to be research misconduct and when that responsibility is diffused
Video examples
We need to talk about an...
year old corporate executive and I've put in my motion that there was prosecutorial misconduct and police misconduct and judicial misconduct it was a crazy line in there about how there's no conduct in this county it's
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
that need to change if we're going to be a better society. But there is this political ploy to try to pit police brutality and police misconduct against black-on-black violence. But it's a fiction.
Video examples
Bandi Mbubi: Demand a...
At the moment, there is no clear fair-trade solution. But there has been a huge amount of progress. The US has recently passed legislation to target bribery and misconduct in the Congo.
Video examples
The path to ending...
And it includes a federal ban on choke holds, it includes a national registry for officers who have engaged in misconduct. I also think that it's important at this moment to get,
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Quote examples
Beppe Grillo
Italian Comedian
I started using my blog to get information about cities I was about to visit, asking followers what the main problems there were. Many mentioned misconduct of politicians and other things I wanted to talk about during my shows. Then, before a show in one city, local politicians called saying they would sue if I said something unpleasant.
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Martin Winterkorn
German Businessman
The violations of these diesel motors by our company go against everything that Volkswagen stands for... at this time, I don't yet have the answers to all the questions. I'm utterly sorry that we have damaged trust in this way. I offer my deepest apologies to our customers, the authorities, and to the public at large for our misconduct.
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Seph Lawless
American Photographer
Don't be in denial. Police misconduct is nothing new, but the technology we have to capture it is. Nearly everyone is now equipped with a smartphone with a camera, so these incidents are more readily caught on film.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?
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Heinrich Rohrer
Swiss Physicist
Scientific fraud, plagiarism, and ghost writing are increasingly being reported in the news media, creating the impression that misconduct has become a widespread and omnipresent evil in scientific research.
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Michael G. Rubin
Honestly, years ago, it was acceptable to have all kinds of workplace misconduct. So many women were being harassed by loser guys in the workplace. That doesn't work anymore. The world has changed.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
The DOJ has long considered the SEC an indispensable partner in protecting markets and investors, promoting lawful commerce around the world, and deterring misconduct.
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Charles T. Canady
American Judge
It does violence to the English language to assert that a president who has violated a duty entrusted to him by the Constitution is not guilty of official misconduct.
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Eugene Scalia
American Politician
I've advised clients to fire or take other serious action against executives and other managers who, in my judgment, had engaged in harassment or other misconduct.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law.
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Beppe Grillo
Italian Comedian
I started using my blog to get information about cities I was about to visit, asking followers what the main problems there were. Many mentioned misconduct of politicians and other things I wanted to talk about during my shows. Then, before a show in one city, local politicians called saying they would sue if I said something unpleasant.
Quote examples
Martin Winterkorn
German Businessman
The violations of these diesel motors by our company go against everything that Volkswagen stands for... at this time, I don't yet have the answers to all the questions. I'm utterly sorry that we have damaged trust in this way. I offer my deepest apologies to our customers, the authorities, and to the public at large for our misconduct.
Quote examples
Seph Lawless
American Photographer
Don't be in denial. Police misconduct is nothing new, but the technology we have to capture it is. Nearly everyone is now equipped with a smartphone with a camera, so these incidents are more readily caught on film.
Quote examples
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
In most communities it is illegal to cry 'fire' in a crowded assembly. Should it not be considered serious international misconduct to manufacture a general war scare in an effort to achieve local political aims?
Quote examples
Heinrich Rohrer
Swiss Physicist
Scientific fraud, plagiarism, and ghost writing are increasingly being reported in the news media, creating the impression that misconduct has become a widespread and omnipresent evil in scientific research.
Quote examples
Michael G. Rubin
Honestly, years ago, it was acceptable to have all kinds of workplace misconduct. So many women were being harassed by loser guys in the workplace. That doesn't work anymore. The world has changed.
Quote examples
William Barr
American Public Servant
The DOJ has long considered the SEC an indispensable partner in protecting markets and investors, promoting lawful commerce around the world, and deterring misconduct.
Quote examples
Charles T. Canady
American Judge
It does violence to the English language to assert that a president who has violated a duty entrusted to him by the Constitution is not guilty of official misconduct.
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Eugene Scalia
American Politician
I've advised clients to fire or take other serious action against executives and other managers who, in my judgment, had engaged in harassment or other misconduct.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
You wanna know people are held accountable if they engage in misconduct and that no one is above the law.
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