1. present participle of misaward; to award incorrectly or to the wrong recipient
Usage: formal; typically used in legal, academic, or administrative contexts

1. the act or instance of awarding something incorrectly or to an undeserving party
Usage: formal; often used in legal or institutional contexts

Examples

• The committee was accused of misawarding the scholarship to a student who did not meet the eligibility requirements.
• Misawarding of contracts can result in legal consequences for the organization.
• The investigation revealed systematic misawarding of grants over several years.
• They are misawarding funds to departments that have already exceeded their budgets.
• The misawarding of the prize sparked controversy among the judges.
• Auditors discovered misawarding of bonuses in the payroll system.