{"id":14874,"date":"2018-03-23T08:02:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T13:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=14874"},"modified":"2018-03-23T08:02:22","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T13:02:22","slug":"word-of-the-day-340","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2018\/03\/23\/word-of-the-day-340\/","title":{"rendered":"Word Of The Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Misfeance<\/em>:<\/p>\n

A term<\/span> used<\/span> in<\/i> Tort Law<\/a> to describe<\/span> an act<\/span> that<\/span> is legal<\/span> but<\/span> performed<\/span> improperly.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Generally,<\/span> a civil<\/span> defendant<\/span> will<\/span> be liable<\/span> for<\/span> misfeasance<\/span> if the<\/span> defendant<\/span> owed<\/span> a duty<\/span> of care<\/span> toward<\/span> the<\/span> plaintiff,<\/span> the<\/span> defendant<\/span> breached<\/span> that<\/span> duty<\/span> of care<\/span> by improperly<\/span> performing<\/span> a legal<\/span> act,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> improper<\/span> performance<\/span> resulted<\/span> in harm<\/span> to the<\/span> plaintiff.<\/span><\/p>\n

For<\/span> example,<\/span> assume<\/span> that<\/span> a janitor<\/span> is cleaning<\/span> a restroom<\/span> in a restaurant.<\/span> If he leaves<\/span> the<\/span> floor<\/span> wet,<\/span> he or his<\/span> employer<\/span> could<\/span> be liable<\/span> for<\/span> any<\/span> injuries<\/span> resulting<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> wet<\/span> floor.<\/span> This<\/span> is because<\/span> the<\/span> janitor<\/span> owed<\/span> a duty<\/span> of care<\/span> toward<\/span> users<\/span> of the<\/span> restroom,<\/span> and<\/span> he breached<\/span> that<\/span> duty<\/span> by leaving<\/span> the<\/span> floor<\/span> wet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In theory,<\/span> misfeasance<\/span> is distinct<\/span> from<\/span> Nonfeasance<\/a>. Nonfeasance<\/span><\/i> is a term<\/span> that<\/span> describes<\/span> a failure<\/span> to act<\/span> that<\/span> results<\/span> in harm<\/span> to another<\/span> party.<\/span> Misfeasance,<\/span> by contrast,<\/span> describes<\/span> some<\/span> affirmative<\/span> act<\/span> that,<\/span> though<\/span> legal,<\/span> causes<\/span> harm.<\/span> In practice,<\/span> the<\/span> distinction<\/span> is confusing<\/span> and<\/span> uninstructive.<\/span> Courts<\/span> often<\/span> have<\/span> difficulty<\/span> determining<\/span> whether<\/span> harm<\/span> resulted<\/span> from<\/span> a failure<\/span> to act<\/span> or from<\/span> an act<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> improperly<\/span> performed. [The Free Dictionary<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em>
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Noted in “Will We Ever Learn What Bob Mueller Knows<\/a>?<\/em>” Quinta Jurecic andBenjamin Wittes, Lawfare<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

Reports issued by special grand juries don\u2019t have to be confined to criminal wrongdoing: \u00a7 3331(a)(1) allows for reports on \u201cnoncriminal misconduct, malfeasance, or misfeasance in office involving organized criminal activity by an appointed public officer or employee.\u201d But while the provision\u2019s focus on wrongdoing by public officials would encompass a hypothetical Mueller report on, say, obstruction of justice by President Trump, it could make for an awkward fit with public disclosures on any activity that took place before the election, such as coordination with the Russian government during the campaign season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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