falsification vs misconduct

falsification and misconduct both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
falsification	Yes	No	No	No
misconduct	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of falsification include actus reus, wrongdoing, wrongful conduct.

falsification (noun)	misconduct (noun)
the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting	activity that transgresses moral or civil law
the act of determining that something is false	bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf
a willful perversion of facts
any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something

falsification (verb)	misconduct (verb)
	manage badly or incompetently
	behave badly