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Definition of Misconstrues
1. misconstrue [v] - See also: misconstrue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misconstrues
Literary usage of Misconstrues
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1913)
"Echeandia misconstrues Law of September 13th, 1813.—Failure of Emancipation.—Neophytes
Not Forced into Subjection; Not Discontented.—Missionaries Loyal. ..."
2. Thirty Years of Labor. 1859-1889: In which the History of the Attempts to by Terence Vincent Powderly (1889)
"41 gets drunk and misconstrues what he hears — The Improved Order of Knights of
Labor organized in Washington and Baltimore — The General Assembly expels ..."
3. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors by William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves (1877)
"To be untrue is not enough ; for to be wilful it must have been false to the
knowledge of the party at the time ; and if he really misconstrues the facts, ..."
4. A Treatise on Crimes and Misdemeanors by William Oldnall Russell (1877)
"To be untrue is not enough ; for to be wilful it must have been false to the
knowledge of the party at the time ; and if he really misconstrues the facts, ..."
5. The Failure of the "higher Criticism" of the Bible by Emil Reich (1905)
"He who misinterprets Abraham, misreports and misunderstands Jesus of Nazareth:
as, on a minor scale, he who misconstrues Lycurgus, misreports and ..."
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