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Definition of Misconstrued
1. misconstrue [v] - See also: misconstrue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misconstrued
Literary usage of Misconstrued
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1882)
"On consideration whereof, it is the opinion of this court that the Supreme Court
of the State of Mississippi has not misconstrued the Act of Congress on ..."
2. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1892)
"Jesus yields to the urgency of lowliness, and perhaps feels that to insist further
on a personal visit would he misconstrued by the bystanders. ..."
3. The Groundswell: A History of the Origin, Aims, and Progress of the Farmers by Jonathan Periam (1874)
"THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION misconstrued. This judicial contest attracted much
attention, particularly in the East, where, up to this time, the Farmers' ..."
4. The Law of Collateral Attack on Judicial Proceedings by John McKee Van Fleet (1892)
"Supreme court—Statute misconstrued by. 125. Supreme and appellate courts of Indiana.
126. Territorial or federal statutes? 127. Trust—Power to deviate from. ..."
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