defectively

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The judge, though, dismissed some claims that the defendants' platforms were defectively designed.

From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2023

Last year, a jury found that the mower was defectively designed and awarded Isabelle $12.25 million, holding Deere 78 percent responsible for the damages.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2019

A federal jury awarded Yeaman nearly $1 million, but a judge set aside that award, ruling there was no evidence the bat was defectively designed.

From Washington Times • Jun. 30, 2014

In the case set for trial next month, lawyers for Florida resident Marianne Chapman alleges Procter & Gamble defectively designed Fixodent by including zinc in its formulation, according to court filings.

From BusinessWeek • May 3, 2011

In examining the right lung, the upper, and part of the middle lobe were pervious to air, and carried on, though defectively, the function of respiration, while the interlobular cellular tissue contained the infiltrated carbon.

From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald