Definition for
misnomer
– To designate by a mistaken or unsuitable name; misname.
noun – A misnaming; the act of applying a wrong name or designation.
noun – In law, an error in name; misstatement in a document of the name of a person.
noun – Hence A mistaken name or designation; a misapplied term.
noun – The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
transitive verb – To misname.
noun –
A use of a term asserted to be
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