misuse

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China agreed to strenghten enforcement of laws against company name misuse, a practice in which some Chinese companies have registered legitimate US trademarks and trade names without legal authority to do so.

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  1. noun Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.
  2. transitive verb To use incorrectly.
  3. transitive verb To mistreat or abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.

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  • China agreed to strenghten enforcement of laws against company name misuse, a practice in which some Chinese companies have registered legitimate US trademarks and trade names without legal authority to do so. —  IP Dragon 知識產權龍
  • Unfortuantely, antibiotics because of lack of immediate consequences of their misuse are a bad choice. —  NYT > Home Page
  • - It would seem that absolutely nothing is immune to abuse and misuse, which is why Wikipedia is now prepared to introduce a system which disallows new and anonymous users to instantly publish changes to its virtual encyclopedia. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • I'm no Luddite, but the potential for misuse is alarming. —  Inside Higher Ed
  • This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. —  Romenesko
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. from Middle English misusen, miseusen, from Old French mesuser, mesuser (French mésuser), from mes- + user, use: see mis- and use, v.
  2. from Middle English misuse, from Old French mesus, mesuis, mesuz, ill use, from mes- + us, use: see mis- and use, n.
 

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