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Malfeasance vs Oversight - What's the difference?

malfeasance | oversight |

As nouns the difference between malfeasance and oversight

is that malfeasance is wrongdoing while oversight is an omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.

malfeasance

English

Noun

(wikipedia malfeasance) (en noun)
  • wrongdoing
  • (legal) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official that causes damage.

    • Synonyms

    * (wrongdoing) misconduct, wrongdoing

    Related terms

    * malfeasant * malefactor * maleficent * misfeasance * nonfeasance

    oversight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
  • Supervision or management.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.}}