Malinger (verb)

1. To pretend to be ill in order to avoid work or other responsibilities.
2. To feign illness or incapacity in order to shirk a duty or avoid work.

Origin:

From the french word "malingre" meaning "sickly" or "weak".

Examples:

1. He was accused of malingering when he called in sick for work.
2. She was suspected of malingering when she claimed to be too ill to attend school.
3. The soldier was charged with malingering when he faked an injury to avoid deployment.
4. The employee was fired for malingering when he was caught on camera playing sports while on sick leave.
5. He was accused of malingering by his boss, but it was later discovered that he had a serious illness.