GRE Word List

MISNOMER

the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument

The meaning of the word misnomer is the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument.

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turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
integralessential to completeness : constituent
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
rebuttalthe act of rebutting especially in a legal suit
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease
bulliongold or silver considered as so much metal
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports