misconduct vs trespass

trespass vs misconduct

misconduct and trespass both are nouns.

misconduct and trespass both are verbs.

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

As nouns, trespass is a hyponym of misconduct; that is, trespass is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misconduct:

misconduct: activity that transgresses moral or civil law
trespass: entry to another's property without right or permission

Other hyponyms of misconduct include brutalisation, brutalization, encroachment, intrusion, usurpation, violation, civil wrong, tort, malversation, misbehavior, misbehaviour, misdeed, dereliction, malfeasance, misfeasance, malpractice, malpractice, perversion, injury, injury, iniquity, injustice, shabbiness, unfairness, infliction, evildoing, transgression, dishonesty, knavery, falsification, misrepresentation, champerty, criminal maintenance, maintenance, infringement, violation.

misconduct (noun)	trespass (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	entry to another's property without right or permission
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf	a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

misconduct (verb)	trespass (verb)
manage badly or incompetently	pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
behave badly	break the law
	enter unlawfully on someone's property
	commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
	make excessive use of

Difference between misconduct and trespass

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