- misfeasor
- noun see misfeasance
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
misfeasor
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misfeasor — index convict, delinquent, lawbreaker Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
misfeasor — /mis fee zeuhr/, n. Law. a person who is guilty of misfeasance. [1625 35; < AF mesfesor. See MISFEASANCE, OR2] * * * … Universalium
misfeasor — n. one who does a lawful act in an unlawful way, transgressor; one who improperly takes advantage of his authority … English contemporary dictionary
misfeasor — mis·fea·sor … English syllables
misfeasor — /mɪsˈfizə/ (say mis feezuh) noun Law someone guilty of misfeasance …
misfeasor — Same as misfeasant … Ballentine's law dictionary
misfeasor — zə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Anglo French mesfesor, mesfeisour, from Old French mesfais (stem of mesfaire) + or, our or : one who is guilty of misfeasance or trespass … Useful english dictionary
misfeasance — noun Etymology: Middle French mesfaisance, from mesfaire to do wrong, from mes mis + faire to make, do, from Latin facere more at do Date: 1596 trespass; specifically the performance of a lawful action in an illegal or improper manner • misfeasor … New Collegiate Dictionary
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