misapplication

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Roberts created it with an ellipsis that edited out the actual law and created what can only be seen as a deliberate misapplication of precedent.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

Mr Downs also confirmed a report in the Financial Times that he has launched an investigation into the possible "misapplication" of about £25m at the business.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024

Contreras, 53, of Yorba Linda, pleaded guilty on Thursday to a single felony charge of embezzlement, theft, and intentional misapplication of federal funds, which could bring up to 10 years in prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

“Because the foul call at issue reflected an error in judgment, New York did not demonstrate a misapplication of the playing rules, and the extraordinary remedy of upholding a game protest was not warranted.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

Fourthly: that such misapplication of vital resources for the premature development and abnormal functions of precocious digestive organs entails inevitably corresponding loss of vital power for general development.

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella