Miscertify
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To certify something that does not meet the criteria for certification.
"No officer belonging to the King's bench, common pleas or exchequer, nor any clerk of assise, clerk of the peace, town-clerk, or any officer under them, nor any other, shall conceal any indictment, fine, post-fine, issue, amercement, forfeited recognizance or other forfeiture, unless by order of court; nor shall they miscertify any of the same ; on pain to forfeit the treble value of what they conceal or miscertify; one moiety to the King, the other to the prosecutor; and also on pain to lose his office, and be incapable of any office where any part of the King's revenue is managed or paid."
Example
More examples"No officer belonging to the King's bench, common pleas or exchequer, nor any clerk of assise, clerk of the peace, town-clerk, or any officer under them, nor any other, shall conceal any indictment, fine, post-fine, issue, amercement, forfeited recognizance or other forfeiture, unless by order of court; nor shall they miscertify any of the same ; on pain to forfeit the treble value of what they conceal or miscertify; one moiety to the King, the other to the prosecutor; and also on pain to lose his office, and be incapable of any office where any part of the King's revenue is managed or paid."
Etymology
From mis- + certify.
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