mispreserving

Verb

mispreserve (third-person singular simple present mispreserves, present participle mispreserving, simple past and past participle mispreserved)

1. To preserve badly or to preserve something that does not merit preservation.
   • There is no positive evidence of the fact, but that proposition was raised is the exact reason why it is provided in the election law that you can't open a ballot box and can't take any cognizance of ballots that have been so mispreserved.1917, United States Congressional Serial Set - Volume 7300, page 54