Misfeasance
The incorrect, improper or wrongful performance of a lawful act. See, e.g. Bennis v. Michigan, 517 U.S. 1163 (1996).
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
Performing a legal action in an improper way. This term is frequently used when a professional or public official does his job in a way that is not technically illegal, but is nevertheless mistaken or wrong. Here are some examples of misfeasance in a professional context: a lawyer who is mistaken about a deadline and files an important legal document too late, an accountant who makes unintentional errors on a client's tax return, or a doctor who writes a prescription and accidentally includes the wrong dosage. Compare: malfeasance, nonfeasance
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:20 pm
