overapplication
The act of overapplying.
Noun
- The act of overapplying.
- The misapplication of justice can result in injustice in either of two ways: its overapplication, beyond the domain of actual interaction... - 1995, Andrew Bard Schmookler, The Parable of the Tribes: The Problem of...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Latin applicātiōbor. Old French aplicacionbor. Middle English applicacioun English application English overapplication From over- + application.