单词 | misuser |
释义 | misusern.1 1. A person who misuses someone or something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > one who abusera1500 misuser1548 misimprover1712 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. xv. 84 Not the faulte of the meates, but of the misuser. 1598 R. Bernard tr. Terence Heautontimoroumenos i. ii, in Terence in Eng. 204 To him that knowes how to vse them, they are good, but to the misuser of them they are ill. 1604 Rec. Ayr Kirk Session in W. K. Tweedie Select Biogr. (1845) I. 46 Alexr and George Provancis..had almaist brokin yr [i.e. their] motheris arme, and is continuallie misuseris of yr mother. 1643 Maximes Unfolded 24 The misuser of his trust may forfeit that to others. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket iv. 24 Topmates! has not this Tubbs here been but a misuser of good oak planks, and a vile desecrator of the thrice holy sea? 1927 Manch. Guardian Weekly Oct. 315/2 An exercise in most delicate raillery at the expense of all the misusers of the English language. 1984 Executive Newslet. (U.S. Trademark Assoc.) No. 42 Before sending a letter or contacting the misuser personally, be sure all the facts surrounding the misuse are known. 2. spec. A person who misuses drugs. ΚΠ 1985 Times 20 June 3/1 The biggest groups of drugs misusers are in the larger cities. 1996 Voice 25 June 47/1 (advt.) You will need..experience of working with drug or alcohol misusers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). misusern.2 Law. The unlawful use of a liberty or benefit such as may lead to its forfeiture; †an instance of this (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > misuse of a liberty, benefit, or trust misuser1607 abusera1616 misdoing1632 malpractice1739 malpraxis1866 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Xx3v Misuser, is an abuse of libertie or benefite. a1625 H. Finch Law (1636) 165 A franchise is..forfeited by misusing of it. As..keeping Faire vpon two dayes when hee hath but one granted: for that is a misuser. 1664 R. Atkyns Orig. & Growth Printing 19 All lesser Governments under a Monarchy may by misuser be wholly taken away, or else abated. 1766 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. II. 153 An office..may be forfeited by mis-user or non-user. 1823 J. Story in H. Wheaton Rep. Supreme Court U.S. 8 478 Either the corporation is dissolved, or it has become a foreign corporation. If it still exists,..it may forfeit its franchises for non-user or misuser. 1883 Law Times 27 Oct. 428/1 Something which had arisen in consequence of some neglect or some misuser. 1943 Federal Reporter 2nd Ser. 133 813/1 Both the answer in bar and the charge of violation of the Anti-Trust laws are based upon the same allegations of misuser. 1991 West's Federal Suppl. 766 734/1 The Secretary found that until a forfeiture had been declared for misuser or nonuser the lots in question could not be entered by Cathcart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11548n.21607 |
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