Misconstruction

The term misconstruction was used by the Congress of 1791 ... as misconstruction is verifiable truth ... the historical proof. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Barton apologizes for 'misconstruction' of BP apology ❋ Unknown (2010)

He had written his wife at the same time, leaving her free to remain at Fürstenstein, or to join him at once and go with him to her old home to see her brother again; now, after two weeks, if she chose to leave, no "misconstruction" could be placed upon her departure. ❋ E. Werner (1878)

Never in our experience as pollsters can we recall such self-deluding misconstruction of survey data. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Merchants that accept debit cards "are substantially harmed" by the Fed's "misconstruction" of the Dodd-Frank law's provision limiting debit card fees, the plaintiffs said in the lawsuit. ❋ Maya Jackson Randall (2011)

But this is largely a misconstruction of the whole issue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Blaming it solely on population pressure is a misconstruction from theory. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Note the date and the complete misconstruction of what I said. ❋ "AKMuckraker" (2010)

In this instance, errors tend to entrench “bad law,” where “bad law” amount to deliberate misconstruction of binding precedent. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"If anything I said this morning has been misconstrued and [has had] an opposite effect, I want to apologize for that misconstruction." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Later Thursday, when House Republican leaders called his statement "wrong," Barton first said he was sorry for the "misconstruction" of his comments, then later put out a statement retracting his apology to BP. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"If anything I've said this morning has been misconstrued," he said, "I want to apologize for that misconstrued -- misconstruction." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Representative JOE BARTON (Republican, Texas): I want to apologize for that misconstrued - misconstruction. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now, I'm speaking only for me - not myself but for me, because I'm the only one speaking to the larger grammatical construction of Barton's apology that he claimed was misconstrued in opposite effect, which deserved an apology for that misconstrue misconstruction - therein. ❋ Unknown (2010)