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mispunishing

mispunishing is the present participle and gerund 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 mispunishing

What is mispunishing the present participle and gerund of?
Mispunishing is the present participle and gerund of mispunish.

Words near mispunishing in the dictionary

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

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