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misprosecuted

misprosecuted is the simple past and past participle of misprosecute.

Meaning of misprosecute

Verb

misprosecute (third-person singular simple present misprosecutes, present participle misprosecuting, simple past and past participle misprosecuted)

  1. To prosecute badly or ineptly.
    • […] 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;2000, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, House of Commons Debates - Issues 75-84, page 5805

Questions about misprosecuted

What is misprosecuted the simple past and past participle of?
Misprosecuted is the simple past and past participle of misprosecute.

Words near misprosecuted in the dictionary

  1. misproportionate
  2. misproportioned
  3. misproportioning
  4. misproportions
  5. misprosecute
  6. misprosecuted
  7. misprosecutes
  8. misprosecuting
  9. misproud
  10. misprove
  11. misproved

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