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Noun
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Jail maintenance worker Sterling Williams, 33, was arrested and charged with being a principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 July 2025 -
Investigative journalism that exposes corruption and malfeasance by powerful people and companies comes with a serious risk of legal repercussions, and requires resources—such as time and money—that tend to be in short supply for freelancers.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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Instead, their purpose is to safeguard assets from civil litigation, malpractice exposure or personal liability stemming from business ventures.—
Blake Harris,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Help arrived in 2009 when a medical malpractice suit filed on behalf of the Avondale Quads was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.—
Scott Craven,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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The lawsuit seeks damages and brings claims of battery, negligence and false imprisonment.—
Nathan Pilling
July 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 July 2025
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Mitchell said that in civil cases where civil negligence is raised, a lawyer would have to show that someone's carelessness caused harm to another person, such as running a red light and hitting someone.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
18 July 2025
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Was anyone arrested in the Mesa park ranger misconduct case?—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The series in question was filmed last year, before the misconduct allegations against Wallace and Torode came to light.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK for years tried to rip the property from its longtime owner, Carl Lopp, due to surmounting tax delinquency and violation fees.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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Roughly 6 million student loan borrowers entered delinquency between February and April, TransUnion said, estimating that about one-third of those borrowers could enter default in July.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 June 2025
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“Irresponsibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irresponsibility. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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