misapply
Use Misapply in a sentence
əˈplaɪ verb (used with object), mis·ap·plied, mis·ap·ply·ing.
to make a wrong application or use of.
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| —vb , -plies, -plying, -plied | |
| 1. | to apply wrongly or badly |
| 2. | another word for misappropriate |
| misapplication | |
| —n | |
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The district court did not misinterpret or misapply the law.
Thus, the district court did not misapply the guidelines.
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There are occasional instances where administrators either do not know the law or misapply it.
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