misprosecute

verb

misprosecute

verb

Etymology From mis- + prosecute.

1

To prosecute badly or ineptly.

[…] there is a resonable basis to question that Cannada has deliberately and fraudulently misinvestigated or misprosecuted allegations with the aim of shielding a suspected war criminal;2000, Canada. Parliament. House of Commons, House of Commons Debates - Issues 75-84, page 5805:
Child-abuse scandals are prosecuted and misprosecuted with almost Salem-witch-trial fervor.2004, David Brooks, On Paradise Drive, page 137:

1 more example

Bucky the Beater, who'd made a career out of misprosecuting gangsters, finally hitting one because the jerk confessed—at least he hadn't fucked that one up.2011, Richard Barre, Bearing Secrets:

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