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# misconduct

noun (misconduct — uncountable)

«misconduct» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) Misconduct is bad or wrong behaviour, especially by a person at work or in a responsible job who breaks the rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#m1)
2. (law, work) Gross misconduct is very serious wrong behaviour, such as stealing or violence at work, that can get someone sacked at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#m2)

### In the lessons

In adult life, a worker can be dismissed for misconduct (that is not redundancy, which is not their fault). In sport, a player may be fined or banned for misconduct. In school, behaviour policies may use "misconduct" for serious rule-breaking. Phrases: gross misconduct, professional misconduct, accused of misconduct, sacked for misconduct.

### Examples

- The footballer was banned for misconduct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#x1)
- The worker lost his job for gross misconduct after stealing money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#x2)
- The doctor was investigated for professional misconduct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#x3)
- Cheating in the exam counts as misconduct. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#x4)
- The club fined the player for misconduct towards the referee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#x5)
- Misconduct is when someone breaks the rules of their job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable, formal. Prefix mis- means "badly or wrongly" (misbehave, mistake, misspell). Everyday words: bad behaviour, wrongdoing. Say "mis-KON-dukt".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «misconduct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/misconduct/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«misconduct» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misconduct.html) on Mova free.