misreturn

To return improperly.

Noun

The return of a process or other document that was done improperly.
- The certiorari for bringing the trial into the superior court of criminal jurisprudence, it was contended had not been directed to the person who had the prisoner in custody – it was also argued, that there had been a...
- If a venire is awarded to the coroners, and returned by two of them only, whereas at the time of the award and return thereof there were two more, this is only a misreturn, and aided. - 1807, Matthew Bacon, Sir Henry...
- We can not, therefore, avoid the conclusion that a return was made of the service of the writ, and from this it results that this was an insufficient or misreturn, which is amendable. - 1881, The American Decisions,...

From mis- + return.

To return improperly.
- So it seems that any other error in the process against jurors, will occasion a mistrial as much as those which are termed discontinuances; ( a ) as where an improper process ( b ) is awarded, where it is directed to a...
- In each case inquiry of the strictest kind was set on foot, and where possible, the individual whose religion had been alleged to have been misreturned was interrogated by the enumerators upon the part of the...
- Thousands of papers had been misfiled or misreturned to the files during the past several years and hundreds are missing. - 1944, Idaho. Secretary of State, Biennial Report of the Secretary of State for the State of...