Word of the Day: MALVERSATION

Misconduct at a very high level

malversation (noun) - improper or corrupt behavior, particularly in public office or a position of rank [mal-ver-sey-shuhn]

BREAKDOWN: MAL- (bad, evil) + VERS- (turn) + -ATION (process of)

See also: adverse, inadvertently, traverse

“I see nothing quite conclusive in the art of temporal government but violence, duplicity and frequent malversation. King rules or barons rule: the strong man strongly and the weak man by caprice. They have but one law, to seize the power and keep it.” —Samuel Smiles

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