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What (who) is mishandle - definition
mishandle
(mishandles, mishandling, mishandled)
If you say that someone has mishandled something, you are critical of them because you think they have dealt with it badly.
The judge said the police had mishandled the siege.
= mismanage
VERB: V n [disapproval]
• mishandling
...the Government's mishandling of the economy.
N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N of n
mishandle
¦ verb handle wrongly or ineffectively.
Mishandle
·vt To handle ill or wrongly; to Maltreat.
Examples of use of mishandle
1. "The fundamental rules of computer forensics are never to mishandle the evidence or work on original evidence.
2. This is the typical indication of governments fund mishandle and bias in allocating the projects without an adequate studies.
3. If we mishandle this, it could lead not only to the edge of another military confrontation but also to another crisis of the west.
4. Death row inmates‘ attorneys have won stays of execution based on what they say is new medical information showing a risk of great pain if poorly trained personnel mishandle the anesthetic that is supposed to render inmates unconscious.
5. Former House speaker Newt Gingrich (R–Ga.), who has just co–written a book on the environment called "A Contract With the Earth," said either party could face serious consequences if they mishandle the question of climate change.