misallocated

verb

Definition of misallocatednext
past tense of misallocate
as in withheld

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  1. withheld
  2. disallowed
  3. denied
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  • The move to drop the appeal solidifies the decision by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer halfway through trial to dismiss the case on allegations that police and prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
    Janelle Ash, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Popular on Variety Baldwin’s lawyers argued that the prosecution had deliberately withheld the evidence, which could have been used in his defense.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of withheld
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  • What a contrast to Liverpool’s visit in September 2023 when Luis Diaz had a goal wrongly disallowed by VAR, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent off, and Joel Matip’s late own goal consigned Jurgen Klopp’s side to defeat.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Content that violates site-wide rules should be disallowed and removed.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of disallowed
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  • Nissan chief executive Makoto Uchida, at Monday's press conference, denied a claim that Foxconn's move prompted its merger talks with Honda.
    Kantaro Komiya, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year, two teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit against a Kentucky youth detention center and its administrators, claiming that they were subjected to oppressive isolation, denied basic hygiene, showers, and medications, and forced to listen to a toddler song.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Misallocated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misallocated. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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