mischarge Synonyms
Another word for mischarge
• noun (Context 1)
An incorrect or erroneous financial charge, entry, or billing on an account.
"The customer called the billing department to dispute a $50 overcharge on her monthly statement."
• verb (Context 2)
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."
• noun (Context 3)
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 misinstruction to the jury."
• verb (Context 4)
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."
• verb (Context 5)
To load or fill improperly (such as a furnace, battery, or biochemical molecule).
"In rare instances, the enzyme may misload the transfer RNA with the wrong amino acid."