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pleasant [ˈplezənt] ADJ

2. pleasant:

pleasant
友好的 yǒuhǎode
pleasant
可爱的 kě'àide
▶ pleasantly ADV
▶ pleasantness N

alliance [əˈlaıəns] N

2. alliance:

alliance
联姻 liányīn

allowance [əˈlaʊəns] N

3. allowance:

allowance
折扣 zhékòu

complaisance [kəmˈpleızəns] N

complaisance
殷勤 yīnqín
complaisance
顺从 shùncóng
▶ complaisant [kəm­ˈpleızənt] ADJ
▶ complaisantly ADV

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In this case, the offence of misfeasance in public office or malfeasance in public office may be considered instead.
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However, an action in tort ("ex delicto"), will lie only in misfeasance or malfeasance.
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He has sued publishers for accounting malfeasance and won judgments in his favor.
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Unfortunately, it closed its doors in early 2012, amid allegations of financial malfeasance.
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There were no charges of malfeasance, either adjudicated, or formally lodged against him.
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People complained about malfeasance, inflation, and low-quality goods.
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Insufficient financial transparency in the region serves to both exacerbate the accusations and hamper efforts to find any evidence of malfeasance.
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It is also possible for a minister to face criminal charges for malfeasance under their watch.
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However, dissent remained, revolving around complaints of widespread corruption and malfeasance in government.
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The similarly named malfeasance (or misfeasance) in public office is a tort.
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