is a specific kind of: activity.

is a broader term that covers: brutalisation, brutalization | encroachment, intrusion, trespass, 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 ... show more.

derivation: misbehave, misconduct, misdemean.