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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1643-1663
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Misapply, v. [e.m.E. (1571).] tr. To misapply, put to a wrong use. — 1643 Declaration against the C. Petition 10.
The petitioners … doe very much wrest and misapply our Nationall Covenant 1663 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I. 395.
The rents … [have been] dilapidat, impropriat or misapplyed
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