miskenning
English
Etymology
From Middle English miskenninge, from Old English miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, a fine exacted for such a mistake”), equivalent to misken + -ing. Cognate with Dutch miskenning (“misunderstanding, mistreatment”).
Noun
miskenning (plural miskennings)
- (law) A wrong citation.
- 2005, Herman Cohen, A History Of The English Bar And Attornatus To 1450:
- So that by about 1300, Dublin (b) or Waterford spoke with authority thus : "... it may be a cause of miskenning if perchance it happens that a man sues at the bar and the other party answers him, [...]
- 2010, Adolphus Ballard, James Tait, British Borough Charters 1216-1307:
- And that they be not made to suffer on account of miskenning in their suits, that is, if they have not pleaded exactly right.
- 2005, Herman Cohen, A History Of The English Bar And Attornatus To 1450:
Verb
miskenning
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
miskenning f (plural miskenningen)
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