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title: misconduct — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «misconduct» in the school dictionary: Misconduct is bad or wrong behaviour, especially by a person at work or in a responsible job who breaks the rules. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# misconduct

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**Who acts:** Misconduct, responsible job, Gross misconduct, serious wrong behaviour, that, worker · **What happens:** be, break, steal, get, sack, ban · **To what, where:** rules, serious wrong behaviour, work, someone, footballer, job

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«misconduct» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [misconduct in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/misconduct.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Misconduct is bad or wrong behaviour, especially by a person at work or in a responsible job who breaks the rules.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:m1:1
# text = Misconduct is bad or wrong behaviour, especially by a person at work or in a responsible job who breaks the rules.
1	Misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Misconduct |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | present | a responsible job | the rules |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: law, work — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gross misconduct is very serious wrong behaviour, such as stealing or violence at work, that can get someone sacked at once.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:m2:1
# text = Gross misconduct is very serious wrong behaviour, such as stealing or violence at work, that can get someone sacked at once.
1	Gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	acl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
18	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	parataxis	_	_
20	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	19	obj	_	_
21	sacked	sack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	acl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gross misconduct | serious wrong behaviour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | gerund | serious wrong behaviour *not said here* |  |  | work |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at work=Location |
| 3 | **get** | can | that | someone |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus |
| 4 | **sack** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The footballer was banned for misconduct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:x1:1
# text = The footballer was banned for misconduct.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	banned	ban	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ban** | past · passive |  | the footballer |  |  |  | for misconduct | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The worker lost his job for gross misconduct after stealing money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:x2:1
# text = The worker lost his job for gross misconduct after stealing money.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	gross	gross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	stealing	steal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | the worker | worker's job |  |  |  | for gross misconduct | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |
| 2 | **steal** | gerund | the worker *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location money=Theme |
| 3 | **job** |  | worker |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor was investigated for professional misconduct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:x3:1
# text = The doctor was investigated for professional misconduct.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	investigated	investigate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	professional	professional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **investigate** | past · passive |  | the doctor |  |  |  | for professional misconduct | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme for misconduct=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Cheating in the exam counts as misconduct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:x4:1
# text = Cheating in the exam counts as misconduct.
1	Cheating	cheat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheat** | gerund |  |  |  | the exam |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **count** | present | Cheating |  |  |  |  | as misconduct | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as misconduct=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The club fined the player for misconduct towards the referee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:x5:1
# text = The club fined the player for misconduct towards the referee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fined	fine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fine** | past | the club | the player |  |  |  | for misconduct; towards the referee | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent player=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Misconduct is when someone breaks the rules of their job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:misconduct:x6:1
# text = Misconduct is when someone breaks the rules of their job.
1	Misconduct	misconduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:outer	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
5	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | present | Misconduct | the rules of rules's job |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |
| 2 | **rule** |  | rules's job |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **job** |  | rules *= rule* |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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