Misprosecute
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misprosecute is a verb meaning To prosecute badly or ineptly.
Meaning
To prosecute badly or ineptly.
Example Sentences
Child-abuse scandals are prosecuted and misprosecuted with almost Salem-witch-trial fervor.
Bucky the Beater, who'd made a career out of misprosecuting gangsters, finally hitting one because the jerk confessed—at least he hadn't fucked that one up.
[…] there is a resonable basis to question that Cannada has deliberately and fraudulently misinvestigated or misprosecuted allegations with the aim of shielding a suspected war criminal;
Word Forms
- misprosecutes
- misprosecuting
- misprosecuted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include overprosecute, misaccuse, misgovern, mispursue, misemploy, mispraise.
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