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Discover LudwigThe phrase "misapplication of law" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to a situation where the law has been applied incorrectly or inappropriately. Example: "The court found that there was a clear misapplication of law in the previous ruling, leading to an unjust outcome."
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In the long-awaited ruling, the justices found that Bond's crime was a simple assault that should have been handled by local law enforcement, and that her prosecution under the Chemical Weapons Convention was a misapplication of the law.
This is a case about the misapplication of federal law.
Regardless of that, the arrest was misapplication of the law.
Ms. Goldman sees the policy as overcautious and as a misapplication of the law.
"Misapplication of the law offends me," he says, and he wants to help her sue for compensation from the state.
Arbitrators' decisions are difficult to overturn, with courts ruling a side must show bias or misapplication of the law.
Pranesh Prakash, policy director with the Center for Internet and Society, said the arrests of the two women were a violation of free speech and the misapplication of the law.
Through a lawyer, the Wylys said that they believed the charges were "a misapplication of the law" and that they had conducted all of their activities on the basis of accounting and legal advice that they received.
Sir Nicholas Serota, the director of Tate Galleries, warned that creative freedoms were being "usurped by special interests, misunderstandings or misapplication of the law", when he addressed a summit of 220 British cultural leaders, sponsors and religious groups convened to tackle the issue of self-censorship.
"We have long believed that the previous ruling was a misapplication of copyright law".
"I think there's been some misapplication of the law" because of varying interpretations by judges, Weatherford said.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com