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

I think it does point to a strange sort of misapplication of people’s intelligence.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

Poor communication, by contrast, prompts disregard for policy, confusion and the misapplication of guidelines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

"The decision was incorrectly taken following informal checks of your social media posts," the letter said, blaming a "misapplication" of Cabinet Office guidance applying only to Cabinet Office staff events.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023

Your troubles, that is, many of them, in the present and past have arisen either from a misunderstanding of the truth or a misapplication of it and its requirements.

From A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead by Helleberg, C. G. (Carl Gustaf)