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misreturned

misreturned is the simple past and past participle of misreturn.

Meaning of misreturn

Verb

misreturn (third-person singular simple present misreturns, present participle misreturning, simple past and past participle misreturned)

  1. To return improperly.
    • So it seems that any other error in the process against jurors, will occasion a mistrial as much as those which are termed discontinuances; ( a ) as where an improper process ( b ) is awarded, where it is directed to a wrong officer, ( c ) has a wrong ( d ) venire, misrecites former ( e ) process...1824, Thomas Starkie, A Treatise on Criminal Pleading, page 328

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Questions about misreturned

What is misreturned the simple past and past participle of?
Misreturned is the simple past and past participle of misreturn.

Words near misreturned in the dictionary

  1. misrestores
  2. misrestoring
  3. misresult
  4. misresults
  5. misreturn
  6. misreturned
  7. misreturning
  8. misreturns
  9. misreveal
  10. misrevealed
  11. misrevealing

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