Misbehaviour - Law Dictionary Search Results

Malversation

Malversation, misbehaviour in an office, employment, or commission, as breach of trust, extortion, etc. Malversation, official corruption, a misbehaviour, especially

Education Acts. The (English) Libraries Offences Act, 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 53), penalizes various kind of misbehaviour in libraries, and the Public Libraries Act, 1901 (1 Edw. 7, c. 19), empowers library authorities to make

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Behaviour

of such a nature as to render the person unfit to exercise the office, which amounts legally to misbehaviour although not committed in connection with the office. Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 8(2), 4th Edn., Para 903,

Churchwardens

to come in or depart.' If churchwardens waste the goods of the church, or be guilty of other misbehaviour, they are liable to removal; at the end of the year they are bound to render an account

Judge

being limited to sixty, the qualification being at least seven years' standing at the Bar. For 'inability or misbehaviour' they are removable by the Lord Chancellor. See COUNTY COURTS. No action lies against a judge for anything

Misconduct

a dereliction from duty, unlawful behaviour, wilful in character, improper or wrong behaviour; its synonyms are misdemeanour, misdeed, misbehaviour, delinquency, impropriety, mismanagement, offence, but not negligence or carelessness, (Black's Law Dictionary), N.G. Dastane v. Shrikant S. Shivde,

Misconduct and quarrel

misconduct, it cannot be reasonably disputed that acts which are subversive of discipline amongst employees or misconduct or misbehaviour by an employee which is directed against another employee of the concern may in certain circumstances constitute misconduct

Peace, Clerk of the

(English) Local Government Clerks Act, 1931 (21 & 22 Geo. 5. c. 45). He may be removed for misbehaviour in his office under 1 M. & W. c. 21, by the justices in Quarter Sessions, as amended

Public interest

competence and utility called for by the government service to which he belongs. No stigmas or implication of misbehaviour is intended, and punishment is not the objective, Gian Singh Mann v. High Court of Punjab & Haryana,

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