by an improper use
1improper use — index abuse (corrupt practice), misapplication, misusage, misuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2make improper use of — index abuse (misuse) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3improper use doctrine — The doctrine of patent law, also known as the unclean hands doctrine, which denies the owner of a patent relief against one who supplies unpatented material to a licensee of the patent, although there is an agreement between the patent owner and… …
4improper — im·prop·er adj: not proper: as a: not in accord with correct procedure an improper venue b: wrongful; specif: in violation of a constitution the denial of trial by jury was held improper im·prop·er·ly adv …
5improper — UK US /ɪmˈprɒpər/ adjective LAW ► dishonest, and not allowed by a rule or by law: »The cropland may have been polluted because of improper use of pesticides and fertilizers. » improper accounting/payments/trading »improper… …
6improper — [[t]ɪ̱mprɒ̱pə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ Improper activities are illegal or dishonest. [FORMAL] 25 officers were investigated following allegations of improper conduct during the murder inquiry... Mr Matthews maintained that he had done nothing improper. Syn …
7improper — adjective 1 unacceptable according to the normal standards of moral, social, or professional behaviour: It is quite improper for you to have an affair with one of your students. | an improper suggestion (=about sex) 2 illegal or dishonest:… …
8improper — /ɪmˈprɒpə / (say im propuh) adjective 1. not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, or right: an improper use for a thing. 2. not in accordance with propriety of behaviour, manners, etc.: improper conduct. 3. unsuitable or inappropriate, as… …
9Use (law) — Use, as a term in real property law of common law countries, amounts to a recognition of the duty of a person, to whom property has been conveyed for certain purposes, to carry out those purposes.Uses were equitable or beneficial interests in… …
10Improper integral — In calculus, an improper integral is the limit of a definite integral as an endpoint of the interval of integration approaches either a specified real number or ∞ or −∞ or, in some cases, as both endpoints approach limits.Specifically, an… …
