专业词汇|Misconduct：不正当的行为

十月18日，白俄罗斯全民公决结果揭晓，总统亚历山大卢卡申科可能继续留在他已经坐了10年的总统宝座上。但，这一结果并不为西方国家所乐见，美国于18日发表声明，谴责白俄罗斯的选举是不公的，并没使选民真的得到表达意愿和自由选择的机会。新华社报道如下：The United States on Monday criticized the Belarus elections for so-called electoral misconduct, saying It does not look like the voters of Belarus were given a fair choice or a fair chance to express their choice.

The election was seriously flawed, didn't meet standards, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told a regular news briefing.

We deeply regret that the Belorussian people were kept from freely and fairly expressing their will, Boucher said.

Misconduct表示不正当的行为，在此反映了对选举公正性的质疑。除此之外，misconduct还有处置失当；管理不善；行为轻佻、不检点等意思。比如：She sued for porce on the grounds of her husbands alleged^{1 with his secretary.（她以其夫与秘书有染为由提起离婚诉讼。）}