mischarge
mischarge Lexical Profile
mischarge Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An incorrect or erroneous financial charge, entry, or billing on an account.
"The customer called the billing department to dispute a $50 mischarge on her monthly statement."
An erroneous instruction regarding the law given by a judge to a jury.
"The defense attorney argued that the verdict should be overturned due to a prejudicial mischarge to the jury."
• verb
To bill or charge (a person or account) an incorrect amount of money, or to record a charge to the wrong account.
"The restaurant accidentally mischarged our table for desserts we never ordered."
To instruct (a jury) erroneously regarding points of law.
"The appellate court found that the trial judge had mischarged the jury on the standard of reasonable doubt."
To load or fill improperly (such as a furnace, battery, or biochemical molecule).
"In rare instances, the enzyme may mischarge the transfer RNA with the wrong amino acid."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in late Middle English by combining the Old English prefix mis- ('wrongly' or 'badly') with the verb and noun charge, which entered English via Old French from Late Latin carricare ('to load a wagon').