Meanings
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1
noun
Behavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
The student was banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.
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2
noun
A penalty or write-up for improper behavior.
There is definitely an indication of retaliation in this case. I have never received a misconduct for possessing or using drugs.
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3
verb
To behave inappropriately, to misbehave.
It had been pointed out […] that in the past enemy aliens misconducting themselves had been returned to the internment camp.
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4
verb
To act improperly.
The quartermasters have misconducted, and the government should bear the loss resulting from that misconduct.
Etymology
From mis- + conduct (noun sense).