misdeliver

verb

mis·​de·​liv·​er ˌmis-di-ˈli-vər 

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misdelivered; misdelivering ˌmis-di-ˈli-v(ə-)riŋ 

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; misdelivers

transitive verb

: to deliver (something) to the wrong person or address

misdeliver a letter/package

misdelivery

ˌmis-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rē 

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noun

plural misdeliveries

Examples of conversion are: … (2) depriving the owner of control through an unauthorized transfer of goods, as in the misdelivery of a home computer from the repair shop …

—Fundamentals of Insurance

Word History

First Known Use

1625, in the meaning defined above