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misindexing

misindexing is the present participle and gerund of misindex.

Meaning of misindex

Verb

misindex (third-person singular simple present misindexes, present participle misindexing, simple past and past participle misindexed)

  1. To index incorrectly.
    • Of course, in many cases the named grantee in the last recorded deed will not be the titleholder, or the titleholder’s name will have changed since the last recorded deed. […] In such cases a brief explanation is necessary to keep the recording officials from misindexing the deed.1986, Deborah Flynn, “Deeds of Conveyance”, in Introduction to Real Estate Law (West’s Paralegal Series), 2nd edition, St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Company, →ISBN, section II (The Elements of a...

Questions about misindexing

What is misindexing the present participle and gerund of?
Misindexing is the present participle and gerund of misindex.

Words near misindexing in the dictionary

  1. misincorporation
  2. misincorporations
  3. misindex
  4. misindexed
  5. misindexes
  6. misindexing
  7. misindicate
  8. misindicated
  9. misindicates
  10. misindicating
  11. misindoctrinate

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