misconduct vs wrongdoing

misconduct and wrongdoing both are nouns.

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

As nouns, misconduct and wrongdoing are synonyms defined as:

misconduct and wrongdoing: activity that transgresses moral or civil law

Other synonyms of misconduct include actus reus, wrongful conduct.

misconduct (noun)	wrongdoing (noun)
activity that transgresses moral or civil law	activity that transgresses moral or civil law
bad or dishonest management by persons supposed to act on another's behalf	departure from what is ethically acceptable

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