To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents.

Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.

Use of a prescribed drug in a manner other than directed. The term can mean overuse, underuse, improper dose sequencing, or lending or borrowing another person's medication, with or without harmful consequences.

To abuse; to treat ill.

Any deviation from the intended application and use of a CR that might reduce its protective performance.

change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

Violence, or its effects.

Using a patent right inappropriately, for example, for forcing a license to purchase a product that is not covered by the claims of the patent.

Any use of a prescription drug that varies from accepted medical practice.

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