Meanings of misapply (misapplying) in English

He still persisted in squandering and misapplying the public funds.

The judiciary committee chairman argued the White House was misapplying the doctrine of executive privilege.

The next subject of altercation was the bill for misapplying part of the produce of the sinking fund.

Lord Kenyon, in 1795, tried a clerk 'for misapplying his master's confidence,' and the facts were as follows.

The tribunal ruled that he was not guilty of another charge of intentionally misapplying 245 thousand US dollars of district funds.

If we do not see to this, we are perpetually misapplying the resources of the nation, by mistaking their true quality.

Mr Knight was found guilty of intentionally misapplying 24 thousand dollars of funds between January and August 2013.

Party lawyer Tiho Mijatov told the court TVNZ had erred on several grounds; changing its debate entry criteria, misapplying criteria and not exercising discretion.

Mr Knight, who represented Manus Island, was found guilty of intentionally misapplying 24,000 US dollars of funds between January and August 2013.

"Yes, I'm a Pony Rider," answered Chunky, misapplying Ned Rector's withering remark.

To misapply this myth to the public sector simply compounds the mistake.

I call myself a solitary, but sometimes I think I misapply the term.

Better be without sense, than misapply it as you do.

Why do I misapply my time on beings so imbecile?

However, it is quite easy to misapply the technology.

It is grossly unacceptable to misapply the law systemically.