miscertify

To certify something that does not meet the criteria for certification.

Verb

  1. To certify something that does not meet the criteria for certification.
    • No officer belonging to the King's bench, common pleas or exchequer, nor any clerk of assise, clerk of the peace, town-clerk, or any officer under them, nor any other, shall conceal any indictment, fine, post-fine,...
    • When did the enforcement staff first recognize the trend to miscertify? The day it became an economic advantage to miscertify. - 1980, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce....
    • Thus, there may be no protection against the possibility that signing authorities miscertify. - 2001, Proceedings of the Java Virtual Machine Research and Technology Symposium, page 55:

Origin

From mis- + certify.

Forms

miscertifies miscertifying miscertified