misapplication
Example Sentences
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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
I think it does point to a strange sort of misapplication of people’s intelligence.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2025
Neo-Malthusian refers to the concepts of economist Thomas Malthus, who argued against human overpopulation in the 18th century; social Darwinism is a misapplication of biologist Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory to validate conservative social hierarchies.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024
“Because the foul call at issue reflected an error in judgment, New York did not demonstrate a misapplication of the playing rules, and the extraordinary remedy of upholding a game protest was not warranted.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
This is a very flagrant instance of misquotation and misapplication.
From The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules by Lionel Lisle
