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Noun
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Sterling Williams, who was charged with principle to simple escape and malfeasance in office, cut off the water to a cell's toilet so inmates could remove it without flooding the area, Murrill alleged in a news release last week.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
27 May 2025 -
Sterling Williams, 33, who was an employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office for allegedly turning off the water in the cell from which the escapees fled.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Nate Foy,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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The prosecutors in the case seek to prove that there was malpractice during his home hospitalization and that the medical team responsible for his care acted recklessly and negligently.—
Abel Alvarado,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Family members of victims of malpractice have been fighting for eight years to overturn the law called the Wrongful Death Act.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Wyden is demanding the public release of an unclassified 2022 report that allegedly outlines years of cybersecurity negligence by major U.S. telecom companies.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Fowler could not determine whether this was the result of negligence or an operation with malicious intent.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2025
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Because an employee is not eligible for unemployment benefits if the person was fired for misconduct, Wisconsin doesn’t want to have to decide the legitimacy of a firing that was based on matters of religious faith and doctrine.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Critics have accused deputy cliques of engaging in brawls and other misconduct.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Trump’s first presidential administration paused delinquency reporting to credit bureaus, along with monthly payments, in March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic hit.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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In the first three months of the year, the delinquency rate for student loans jumped from less than 1% to nearly 8%, according to recent data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
21 May 2025
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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