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11false light — n: an untrue or misleading portrayal unreasonably placed their family in a false light before the public Cantrell v. Forest City Publishing Co., 419 U.S. 245 (1974); also: an invasion of privacy tort that is based on injury to the victim s… …
12misrepresentation — [n] falsehood adulteration, coloring, distortion, exaggeration, fabrication, false light, falsification, lie, misstatement, mutilation, not a true picture*, slant, story*, stretch, tall story*, twist, untruth; concepts 63,580 …
13false pretense — false′ pretense′ n. law an illegal, deliberate misrepresentation of facts, as to obtain title to money or property • Etymology: 1750–60 …
14false pretenses — n. Law deliberate misrepresentation of fact in speech or action in order to obtain another s property …
15Misrepresentation — This article is about a legal term. For the sociological one, see Misrepresentation (sociology). Misrepresentation is a contract law concept. It means a false statement of fact made by one party to another party, which has the effect of inducing… …
16False pretenses — For the films, see False Pretenses (film). Criminal law …
17misrepresentation — See misrepresent. * * * In law, any false or misleading expression of fact, usually with the intent to deceive or defraud. It most commonly occurs in insurance and real estate contracts. False advertising may also constitute misrepresentation.… …
18misrepresentation — An untrue statement of fact, made by one party to the other in the course of negotiating a contract, that induces the other party to enter into the contract. The person making the misrepresentation is called the representor, and the person to… …
19misrepresentation — Any manifestation by words or other conduct by one person to another that, under the circumstances, amounts to an assertion not in accordance with the facts. An untrue statement of fact. An incorrect or false representation. That which, if… …
20misrepresentation — Any manifestation by words or other conduct by one person to another that, under the circumstances, amounts to an assertion not in accordance with the facts. An untrue statement of fact. An incorrect or false representation. That which, if… …
