civil wrong vs misconduct

civil wrong and misconduct both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
civil wrong	Yes	No	No	No
misconduct	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, misconduct is a hypernym of civil wrong; that is, misconduct is a word with a broader meaning than civil wrong:

civil wrong: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
misconduct: activity that transgresses moral or civil law

Other hypernyms of civil wrong include actus reus, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct.

civil wrong (noun)	misconduct (noun)
(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought	activity that transgresses moral or civil law
	bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf

civil wrong (verb)	misconduct (verb)
	manage badly or incompetently
	behave badly