misstamp

Verb

misstamp (third-person singular simple present misstamps, present participle misstamping, simple past and past participle misstamped)

1. To stamp incorrectly.
   • One of the main purposes of the committee is the investigation and prosecutions of violators of the National Stamping Act, viz: those merchants who misstamp jewelry and to help weed out from the trade this class of dishonest merchants.1920, The Jewelers' Circular - Volume 81, Issue 2, page 89
   • Pravel, et al. (attorneys at law) notified the Director of Inspection and Enforcement on September 14, 1981, that WFI had been supplied with bar stock which had been misstamped in terms of material type.1983, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Licensee Contractor and Vendor Inspection Status Report, page 168

Noun

IPA/ˈmɪs.stæmp/

misstamp (plural misstamps)

1. A stamp applied incorrectly.
   • Aren't there cases where there might be a technical violation, where on explanation of the manufacturer involved, there could be found a reasonable explanation, that by some misstamp or carelessness or failing to carry out orders, the thing occurred, and yet if your plan were to be put into effect...1934, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, “In the Matter of The Application of Richard G. Strauss”, in Foods, Drugs, and Cosmetics, page 87
   • According to plaintiff, the misstamp "could have been a factory error."1997, New Jersey. Superior Court, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court, Appellate Division, Chancery Division, Law Division, and in the County Courts of the State of New...