malversation

noun /mælvəˈseɪʃən/

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

   countable, uncountable

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

Where it comes from

From French malversation, from malverser, from Latin male versari (“behave badly”). Compare Spanish malversación (“embezzlement”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry malversation (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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