Complete Definition of "malversation"

English
Etymology
French malversation, from malverser, from Latin male versari �behave badly�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /mælv�'seɪ��n/

Noun
malversation

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

#:*1923: 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.� � The Thousand Nights and One Night, tr. Powys Mathers

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