The Star Chamber became the central criminal court after 1560, and punished perjury, corruption, and malfeasance throughout the legal system.
It is not wonderful that official malfeasance should become bold in proportion as the delinquents learn to think themselves safe.
In such cases the power of removal may be properly exercised; and neglect of duty or malfeasance in office will be no more tolerated in individuals appointed by myself than in those appointed by others.
They couldn't really convict him of malfeasance for that, could they?
Pendarvis gave him his choice of resigning or facing malfeasance charges.
The constitution provides a paid body of men whose duty it is to inform the emperor of all facts affecting the welfare of the people and the conduct of government, and in particular to keep an eye on the malfeasance of his officers.
One evening a court was organized to try him for "malfeasance in office.
He was at last court-martialed and dismissed the service, on the charge of malfeasance in office.
Removals were made for neglect of duty, malfeasancein office, refusing to obey orders, and "obstructing Reconstruction.
Suits were pending against him charging him with malfeasance in office, fraudulent conversion of money, and corrupt abuse of the judicial office.
They were all commissioned to find the lost governors of North and South Carolina; and a number were instructed to investigate a rumor that North Carolina was about to default her bonds through malfeasance of the state treasurer.
To it they are responsible not only for malfeasance in office, but for matters of opinion or policy.
They feared the levy of illegal taxes, and it was against malfeasance of that sort that they especially wished to provide.
The city government was in the hands of Tammany; but I had power to remove the Mayor, the Sheriff, and the District Attorney for malfeasance or misfeasance in office.
This tenderness for official malfeasance continued throughout the career of the Inquisition and prevented any effective reform.
Familiars who were in trade were not to enjoy the fuero for frauds or violations of municipal laws and officials holding public office were liable to the secular courts for malfeasance therein.
Malfeasance was stimulated by the excessive tenderness which forbore to visit misconduct with punishment.
The general negligence and the tenderness manifested to official malfeasance facilitated and encouraged embezzlement.
Shields extinguished the ayuntamiento of Tampico for incompetence and malfeasance in office, and selected their successors.
It seems to me that the public is hitherto very imperfectly protected against certain extreme dangers which the malfeasance of a water company may suddenly bring upon great masses of population.
