What is the meaning of Misnomer?

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(n.) The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or inapplicable name or title.
(v.t.) To misname.

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Harvard	Webster's 2011, misnomer, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/misnomer/definitions/2033362>.
MLA	Webster's. "misnomer" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/misnomer/definitions/2033362>

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