Misconduct
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To act improperly. To mismanage.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Bad behavior.
Example sentence: If a company has acted badly, people want to punish it - not in order to deter future misconduct, but simply because they're outraged. And the more outraged they are, the more punishment they want to inflict.
Wrongdoing
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Violation of standards of behavior.An instance of doing wrong.
Example sentence: When you are in positions of privileged access... you see things that may be disturbing. Over time, that awareness of wrongdoing sort of builds up.