misclassify
verb
mis·clas·si·fy
ˌmis-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
misclassified; misclassifying
: to assign (someone or something) to an incorrect group or category : to classify wrongly
a species misclassified in the wrong genus
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Or, more likely, misclassify the cells viewed on the slides as the wrong cancer subtype.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
Industries with high injury rates also drive up workers’ compensation insurance premiums, which can incentivize companies to misclassify workers as independent contractors and deny them workers’ compensation if they get injured on the job, the analysis said.
—Jenny Gathright, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Construction companies sometimes misclassify their employees as independent contractors.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
In 2013, two corporate executives were ordered to spend four to six months in jail for falsifying records to misclassify their salaries as expenses under their employer's larger bribery and fraud scheme.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2018
Industries with high injury rates also drive up workers’ compensation insurance premiums, which can incentivize companies to misclassify workers as independent contractors and deny them workers’ compensation if they get injured on the job, the analysis said.
—Jenny Gathright, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Construction companies sometimes misclassify their employees as independent contractors.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
In 2013, two corporate executives were ordered to spend four to six months in jail for falsifying records to misclassify their salaries as expenses under their employer's larger bribery and fraud scheme.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Misclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misclassify. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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