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Misconduct vs Negligency - What's the difference?

misconduct | negligency |

As nouns the difference between misconduct and negligency

is that misconduct is bad behavior while negligency is negligence.

As a verb misconduct

is to mismanage.

misconduct

English

Etymology 1

From (mis-) + (conduct) (noun)

Noun

(wikipedia misconduct) (en-noun)
  • Bad behavior.
    • The student was threatened with a £2000 fine and banned from using the university's computing resources for two weeks due to gross misconduct on the Internet.

    Etymology 2

    From (mis-) + (conduct) (verb)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To mismanage.
  • # (reflexive) To misbehave.
  • He misconducted himself with a chorus girl, according to his wife.
  • (rare) To act improperly.

    • negligency

    English

    Noun

  • Negligence.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 28, author=Lisa W. Foderaro, title=State Agency Criticizes Con Ed for Poor Performance in Two Westchester Windstorms, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In addition to Con Ed’s negligency , the P.r. S.C. has shielded them with bureaucratic delay and the refusal to rule on our petition and bring them to account.” }}