misfeasance doing something, essentially legal, wrongly, as opposed to not doing something at all that should have been done (which is called non-feasance). A species of the tort is misfeasance in public office. Traditionally this was the case of directed malice intended to injure a person - the exercise of public power for an ulterior motive.
Novation A novation is an agreement made between two contracting parties to allow for the substitution of a new party for an existing one. The original contracting party who is replaced by the new party with the novation is excused by the novation, and therefore the original party who is replaced gives up any rights it has against the other original party to the contract. Both original contracting parties must agree to the novation.
In contrast to an assignment, which is generally valid as long as the other party is given notice (except where the obligation is specific to the obligor, as in a personal service contract with a specific ballet dancer, or where assignment would place a new and special burden on the counterparty), a novation is valid only with the consent of all ...