Misexecute
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To execute or carry out improperly. transitive
"It is not going too far to say that if an agent is acting within the general scope of his work, even if he oversteps his orders or misexecutes them, the corporation which employs him to do such work is liable for a tort committed by him thereby."
Example
More examples"It is not going too far to say that if an agent is acting within the general scope of his work, even if he oversteps his orders or misexecutes them, the corporation which employs him to do such work is liable for a tort committed by him thereby."
Etymology
From mis- + execute.
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