The phrase "absurd application" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where an application of a rule, principle, or concept is deemed unreasonable or illogical.
Example: "The committee's decision to deny funding for the project was an absurd application of their guidelines."
Alternatives: "ridiculous implementation" or "ludicrous use".
Or was he simply so overworked he let an absurd application slip by? Brigid Quinn, a Patent Office spokeswoman, said she could not comment on individual patents, but did say that the patent was under review.
When Panahi makes a film now, it's an act of political revolt — and, when he films himself making a film, it adds the element of derision, of contempt for the absurd application of absurd laws.
But in what open rights activists are calling an "absurd" application of copyright law, a 26-year-old student could face up to eight years in jail for posting a scholarly article on the internet for other academics to see.
Restricting use of fibrinogen concentrate to clinical trials as suggested by Stanworth and Hunt seems absurd - consistent application of this principle would abolish the use of all blood-bank products.
The authors' comparison of the doubts about Turkey's joining with previous reserves about Britain's application is absurd.
The theory is perfect, but the application is absurd...
"The application was patently absurd.
Basic government support for labs has dwindled over the years; competitive grants from the National Research Agency have partly replaced it, but that agency rewards only about 8% of grant applications, a "rather absurd" situation, Bossis says.
"It's so difficult to find these people, and having to send them out of the country because the government is so slow in processing their applications just seems absurd".
From the earliest days of the Republic, the Supreme Court has subscribed to the idea that judges may deviate from even the clearest statutory texts when a given application would produce otherwise absurd results.
Berry said it was "absurd" that the planning system treated a 300-home applination in largely the same way it treated a three-home application.
