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See: abuse, bad faith, bad repute, crime, criminality, delict, delinquency, embezzlement, guilt, maladministration, misappropriation, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, misprision, misusage, offense MALVERSATION, French law. This word is applied to all punishable faults committed in the exercise of an office, such as corruptions, exactions, extortions and larceny. Merl. Repert. h.t. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Even then, white-collar crime flourished, with fraudulent bills of exchange, "long-firm frauds" (obtaining goods by false pretenses), dishonest bankruptcies, malversation of trust funds, and the like. |
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