Malversation

Quick meaning: Malversation is a noun meaning corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority.

Meaning

corrupt behaviour, illegitimate activity, especially by someone in authority.

Example Sentences

the euyl exempil of ther maluersatione prouokyt the pepil til adhere to vice & to detest vertu.

I see nothing quite conclusive in the art of temporal government, But violence, duplicity and frequent malversation.

The Decreet was for Sallary, and it was offered to be proven, that Rue (for his Malverſation) was by warrand from General Monk, excluded from Collection that year.

The walī looked angrily on my brother, saying: ‘Shameless ill-doer, it is quite clear from these marks upon your back that you have practised every sort of crime and malversation.’

Word Forms

• malversations

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vice, misbehaving, misgovernment, corruption, misconduct, malpractice.

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