misconduct

noun

/ˌmɪsˈkɒndʌkt/

/ˌmɪsˈkɑːndʌkt/

[uncountable] (formal)

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unacceptable behaviour, especially by a professional person失职；处理不当；行为不端
- a doctor accused of gross misconduct (= very serious misconduct)被控严重失职的医生
- He was suspended due to allegations of professional misconduct.他因被指控职业不端而被停职。
- alleged misconduct by the police据称警方的不当行为
Extra Examples
- She was fired last year for gross misconduct.她由于严重的不端行为在去年被解雇了。
- Staff can lose their jobs only on grounds of professional misconduct.只要有渎职行为，员工就可能丢掉工作。
- There was no misconduct on the part of the police.警方没有滥用职权。
- allegations of misconduct by the security forces对安全部队不端行为的种种指称
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- alleged
- gross
- serious
- …
verb + misconduct
- dismiss somebody for
- fire somebody for
- sack somebody for
- …
preposition
- misconduct by
- misconduct on the part of
phrases
- on (the) grounds of misconduct
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bad management of a company, etc.管理不善
- misconduct of the company’s financial affairs对公司财务的管理不善
- The directors all deny financial misconduct.董事们都否认在财务上管理不善。