Legal Definition and Related Resources of Misfeasance
Meaning of Misfeasance
Originally, the term was used to denote trespass . In general sense, the improper performance of a lawful act. Also an act of misconduct which causes injury to another. Distinct from non- feasance which is the omission of an act which a person ought to do.
Misfeasance Alternative Definition
The performance of an act which might lawfully be done, in an improper manner, by which another person receives an injury. It differs from malfeasance or nonfeasance. See, generally, 2 Viner, Abr. 35 ; 2 Kent, Comm. 443; Doct. Plac. 62; Story, Bailm. § 9, It seems to be settled that there is a distinction between misfeasance and nonfeasance in the case of mandates. In cases of nonfeasance, the mandatary is not generally liable, because, his undertaking being gratuitous, there is no consideration to support it, but in cases of misfeasance the common law gives a remedy for the injury done, and to the extent of that injury. 5 Term R. 143; 4 Johns. (N. Y.) 81; 2 Johns. Cas. (N. Y.) 92; 1 Esp. 74; 2 Ld. Raym. 909; Story, Bailm. § 165; Bouv. Inst. Index.
Synonyms of Misfeasance
noun
- breach of law
- civil wrong
- dereliction
- deviation from rectitude
- improper action
- improper performance
- infringement
- injurious exercise of lawful authority
- injurious exercise of authority
- misconduct
- misdeed
- misdoing
- offense
- offense against the law
- official misconduct
- peccadillo
- transgression
- unlawful use of power
- violation of law
- wrong
- wrong arising from affirmative action
- wrongdoing
- wrongful performance of a normally legal act
- wrongfulness Associated Concepts: malfeasance
- negligence
- nonfeasance
Definition of Misfeasance in the Free Online Notary Dictionary
The Improper Doing Of An Act Which A Person Might Lawfully Do.
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- Feasance
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Misfeasance in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of misfeasance.
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- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- misfeasance in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- misfeasance in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
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