misapplication

misapplication
I noun abuse, corrupt use, dishonest application, dishonest use, distortion, errancy, error, extravagance, false construction, fraudulent application, idle expenditure, illegal application, improper use, impropriety, incorrect application, incorrect usage, incorrect use, irregularity, malapropism, malpractice, misappropriation, misconception, misconstruction, misemployment, misexplanation, misexplication, mishandling, misinterpretation, misjudgment, mismanagement, mistake, mistranslation, misunderstanding, misusage, misuse, misuse of funds, misuse of words, perversion, poor usage, prodigality, reckless expenditure, squandering, useless expenditure, usus perversus, waste, wasteful expenditure, wastefulness, wrong application, wrong interpretation, wrong usage, wrong use, wrongful use associated concepts: misapplication of funds II index abuse (corrupt practice), catachresis, conversion (misappropriation), distortion, exploitation, maladministration, misappropriation, misdoing, misrepresentation, misusage, misuse, waste

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


misapplication
n. The illegal misuse of money or property in lawful keeping.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • misapplication — UK US /ˌmɪsæplɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C or U] FORMAL LAW ► the use of something in a way that is illegal or wrong: the misapplication of sth »the misapplication of bank funds by an employee …   Financial and business terms

  • Misapplication — Mis*ap pli*ca tion, n. A wrong application. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • misapplication — (n.) c.1600, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) + APPLICATION (Cf. application) …   Etymology dictionary

  • misapplication — [[t]mɪ̱sæplɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] misapplications N VAR: usu N of n If you talk about the misapplication of something, you mean it is used for a purpose it was not intended for. He s charged with conspiracy, misapplication of funds and other crimes.… …   English dictionary

  • misapplication — noun The misuse of something, incorrectly using (applying) something, a wrong application. Tryin to open a paint can with a chisel is a misapplication of the tool …   Wiktionary

  • misapplication — the use of a scientific name for a taxon which does not include the type within its range of variation; to apply, deliberately or otherwise, a name in a sense which is not correct under the provisions of the International Code of Zoological… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • misapplication — See misapply. * * * …   Universalium

  • misapplication — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, abuse, abuse of office, abuse of terms, apparent soundness, befoulment, casuistry, catachresis, circularity, contorting, conversion, corrupt administration, debasement, defalcation, defectiveness …   Moby Thesaurus

  • misapplication — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Wrong, often corrupt use: abuse, misappropriation, mishandling, misuse, perversion. See TREAT WELL …   English dictionary for students

  • misapplication — n. improper application, misuse …   English contemporary dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”