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mispunishes

mispunishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mispunish.

Meaning of mispunish

Verb

mispunish (third-person singular simple present mispunishes, present participle mispunishing, simple past and past participle mispunished)

  1. To punish inappropriately; to give the wrong amount or type of punishment, or to punish someone for an offense they did not commit.
    • Multiple punitive damages are likely to mispunish defendants.1993, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice, The Multiparty, Multiforum Jurisdiction Act of 1991, page 236

Questions about mispunishes

What is mispunishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mispunishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mispunish.

Words near mispunishes in the dictionary

  1. mispunctuating
  2. mispunctuation
  3. mispunctuations
  4. mispunish
  5. mispunished
  6. mispunishes
  7. mispunishing
  8. mispurchase
  9. mispurchases
  10. mispurpose
  11. mispurposes

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