Misapply

//ˌmɪsəˈplaɪ//

Synonyms for "misapply" (66 found)

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It may be that the jury in this case have misapplied the rule laid down by this Court, but not in favour of the defendants. I cannot help thinking they might well have held the watercourse to be the true boundary line between the two properties.

Source: wiktionary

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