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mal⋅ver⋅sa⋅tion

  [mal-ver-sey-shuhn]
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–noun Chiefly Law.
improper or corrupt behavior in office, esp. in public office.
Origin:
1540–50; < MF, equiv. to malvers(er) to embezzle (< L male versārī to behave badly, equiv. to male badly (see mal- ) + versārī to behave, conduct oneself, passive (in middle sense) of versāre to turn; see versatile ) + -ation -ation
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mal·ver·sa·tion   (māl'vər-sā'shən)   
n.  Misconduct in public office.

[French, from malverser, to misbehave, from Old French, from Latin male versārī : male, badly; see mel-3 in Indo-European roots + versārī, to behave; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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