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malversation

[ mal-ver-sey-shuhn ]

noun

Chiefly Law.
  1. improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.


malversation

/ ËŒ³¾Ã¦±ô±¹ÉœËˈ²õ±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. rare.
    professional or public misconduct
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of malversation1

1540–50; < Middle French, equivalent to malvers ( er ) to embezzle (< Latin male ±¹±ð°ù²õÄå°ùÄ« to behave badly, equivalent to male badly ( mal- ) + ±¹±ð°ù²õÄå°ùÄ« to behave, conduct oneself, passive (in middle sense) of ±¹±ð°ù²õÄå°ù±ð to turn; versatile ) + -ation -ation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of malversation1

C16: from French, from malverser to behave badly, from Latin male ±¹±ð°ù²õÄå°ùÄ«
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The state’s constitution says the Assembly can impeach officials with a simple majority vote for “misconduct or malversation.â€

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The State Constitution says an elected official can be removed from office “for misconduct or malversation in office,†but it does not say what constitutes an impeachable offense.

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The state Constitution does not clearly lay out what counts as an impeachable offense, but it does say a public officer can be removed “for misconduct or malversation in office.â€

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Morales — whom The Times profiled in 2011 — and a masked member of the Zetas gang both provide tangible and graphic details of the widespread terror and malversation.

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The second charge was more serious, amounting to an accusation of malversation in the funds of his regiment.

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