Which preposition to use with misapplication

of Occurrences 42%

Losses by such misapplication of public fundspiled Pelion on Ossano longer run in the millions but the hundreds of millions.

as Occurrences 1%

The poverty of language, as already admitted, has made the former impossible; but, though constrained in this, as in many other cases where a subordinate is put for its principal, to apply the term Beautiful to its various degrees, yet a right apprehension of what Beauty is may certainly prevent its misapplication as to other objects having no relation to it.

Which preposition to use with  misapplication