misconduct

nouns

bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
misconduct
is a type of (narrower)
the act of managing something
"he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
direction, management
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
"he denied any wrongdoing"
actus reus, misconduct, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct

verbs

behave badly
"The children misbehaved all morning"
misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
manage badly or incompetently
"The funds were mismanaged"
misconduct, mishandle, mismanage