Misrelease

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of misreleasing. countable, uncountable

    "I also want to correct a little misrelease in the press release: I was not attached ever to the 101st Regiment in Vietnam, the 541st Military Intelligence Detachment ."

Verb
  1. 1
    To release incorrectly, i.e. to release something that should not be released, or to release in the wrong way.

    "First, 17,000 copies of an unknown Dylan composition were misreleased in California under the title 'Positively 4th Street.'"

Example

More examples

"First, 17,000 copies of an unknown Dylan composition were misreleased in California under the title 'Positively 4th Street.'"

Etymology

From mis- + release.

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