misapplication
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“The ruling demonstrates a profound misunderstanding and misapplication of the law applied to habeas corpus petitions,” said Hannah Brown, deputy director of the Los Angeles Innocence Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Lawyers for the companies have already vowed to appeal, insisting that they can persuade higher courts to nix these awards as a misapplication of the law.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
Of those, 192 were erroneous due to the waiver misapplication, and just 37 were true overpayments or underpayments.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2023
The conference hosts have now offered their "sincere apologies" and blamed a "misapplication" of guidance.
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 C. G. (Carl Gustaf) Helleberg
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