Misconstrue v. t. (past & past part. misconstrued; pres. part. misconstruing) To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously. "Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent.""Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued."
... think gentlemen entirely misconstrue the intent and purpose of the present provision of the Constitution on that subject. It grows out of and rests upon that provision which requires the return of fugitive slaves. It imposes an obligation upon Congress to secure to the owner, when he pursues his slave into a free State, the right ... — A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention • Lucius Eugene Chittenden
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