misapplication
noun
mis·ap·pli·ca·tion
ˌmis-ˌa-plə-ˈkā-shən 
plural misapplications
1
: the act or an instance of applying something incorrectly or improperly
a misapplication of the law
herbicide misapplication
2
: the act or an instance of misusing or spending something (such as public money) without proper authority
… a bank president was convicted of misapplication after he programmed the bank's computer not to debit his personal checking account when it would otherwise have been overdrawn.—
Stanley S. Arkin
Stanley S. ArkinExamples of misapplication in a Sentence
this silly gossiping is a serious misapplication of your time
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What Gauguin despised was the misapplication of religion, not religion itself.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
There have been, however, criticisms of the TCPA arising not so much from the text of the statute itself but rather from misapplications of the TCPA by the lower Texas courts.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Coming back to the implications of the Supreme Court verdict, regulatory agencies will now be able to have more effective rulemaking without the constant shadow of cascading lawsuits that are predicated on a misapplication of the precautionary principle.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The Importance Of Proper Legal Analysis Some recent discussions that have speculated on the Pope's potential U.S. tax obligations, seem to have a misunderstanding or misapplication of the relevant legal frameworks.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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“Misapplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misapplication. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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