misconduct
noun/ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt/
/ˌmɪsˈkɑːndʌkt/
[uncountable] (formal)- unacceptable behaviour, especially by a professional person
- a doctor accused of gross misconduct (= very serious misconduct)
- He was suspended due to allegations of professional misconduct.
- alleged misconduct by the police
Extra Examples- She was fired last year for gross misconduct.
- Staff can lose their jobs only on grounds of professional misconduct.
- There was no misconduct on the part of the police.
- allegations of misconduct by the security forces
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- alleged
- gross
- serious
- …
- dismiss somebody for
- fire somebody for
- sack somebody for
- …
- misconduct by
- misconduct on the part of
- on (the) grounds of misconduct
- bad management of a company, etc.
- misconduct of the company’s financial affairs
- The directors all deny financial misconduct.
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