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misexecutes

misexecutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misexecute.

Meaning of misexecute

Verb

misexecute (third-person singular simple present misexecutes, present participle misexecuting, simple past and past participle misexecuted)

  1. (transitive) To execute or carry out improperly.
    • It is not going too far to say that if an agent is acting within the general scope of his work, even if he oversteps his orders or misexecutes them, the corporation which employs him to do such work is liable for a tort committed by him thereby.1921, John James Sullivan, American Corporations, page 208

Questions about misexecutes

What is misexecutes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misexecutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misexecute.

Words near misexecutes in the dictionary

  1. misexchanged
  2. misexchanges
  3. misexchanging
  4. misexecute
  5. misexecuted
  6. misexecutes
  7. misexecuting
  8. misexecution
  9. misexecutions
  10. misexpand
  11. misexpanded

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