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Defined in 3 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An inseparable particle used in composition, to mark an ill sense or depravation of the meaning; as "inlscomputation" or "rnisaccompting," i. c„ false reckoning. Several of the words following are illustrations of the force of this monosyllable.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

An inseparable particle used in composition, to mark an ill sense or depravation of the meaning; as "miscomputation" or "misaccompting," i. e., false reckoning. Several of the words following are illustrations of the force of this monosyllable.

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

6 A prefix denoting error, fault, defect, wrong; also, ill or bad. Compare Mal.