NOUN
- an ungrammatical constituent
- a kind of misinterpretation resulting from putting a wrong construction on words or actions (often deliberately)
How To Use misconstruction In A Sentence
- Whatever the nature of the inspiration, she now suddenly drew herself up, as though indued with new strength, and answered him with something of the same recklessness of spirit with which once before during that day she had cast aside all fear of misconstruction, and, with the sustaining consciousness of innocence and justice, had defied him. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
- The term misconstruction was used by the Congress of 1791 ... as misconstruction is verifiable truth ... the historical proof. Propeller Most Popular Stories
- Depending on the facts of the case, a reasonable misconstruction or misunderstanding of such an instrument may not amount to want of due diligence.
- The purpose of this essay is to challenge the validity of these claims and to provide some insight into how such historical misconstructions can take root and grow.
- It is a misconstruction, moreover, to consider security policy as necessarily counter to human rights principles. Times, Sunday Times
- Such errors normally related to the blatant misconstruction of a statute, and in limited circumstances the courts could intervene to correct the erroneous decision.
- It may be admitted at once that when the term substitute is interpreted without reference to this basis of fact it lends itself very easily to misconstruction. The Atonement and the Modern Mind
- The sharp writing also helped to flesh out the relationships, so that the usual sitcom clichés of misunderstandings and misconstructions could be jettisoned in favour of strong, albeit basic, plots based on recognisable situations.
- The goal of the preamble was to, in some measure prevent those rash misconstructions, and uncandid reflections, which usually proceed from an imperfect view of any subject.
- Any misconstruction of these terms could lead to errors of law.