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mis·ap·pli·ca·tion | \ ˌmis-ˌa-plə-ˈkā-shən 
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\ plural misapplications
Definition of misapplication
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
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The first known use of misapplication was in 1607
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