wilful misconduct
noun[U]
HR,LAWUK(USwillful misconduct)ukusintentionalbadbehaviourby apersonorgroupin apositionofauthority:
Theinvestigationledtoformalaccusationsofwillfulmisconductagainst twocolleagues.
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wilful misconduct
He was convicted of the common law offence ofwilfulmisconductin public office.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A party can not exempt himself from liability for thewilfulmisconduct, or criminal or dishonest activity (fraud, in other words), of himself or his employees or agents.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is therefore suggested that the interpretation ofwilfulmisconductbe broadened to take into account the concept of professional conduct.
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What exactly constituteswilfulmisconductis a matter to be determined by the machinery which has been set up for that purpose.
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They have engaged in what amounts towilfulmisconduct.
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Where a loss has been incurred as a result ofwilfulmisconduct, those responsible are liable to be surcharged for the amount involved.
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The existing right to make objections is closely tied to the possibility that there has been illegality orwilfulmisconductin the incurring of expenditure.
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Now that time limit in favour of the carrier applies even if there iswilfulmisconduct.
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He cannot therefore have found that there waswilfulmisconductor negligence in those cases.
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For there to be a surcharge in this situation, the district auditor has to find that there has beenwilfulmisconductor wilful negligence.
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