Knavery and Misconduct

Knavery

Knavery noun - Playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm.
Usage example: suspects some knavery going on in the political campaign

Misconduct and knavery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misconduct" instead a noun "Knavery".

Nearby Words: knave, knavish

Misconduct

Misconduct noun - Improper or illegal behavior.

Knavery and misconduct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knavery" instead a noun "Misconduct".
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