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31misrepresentation — see false pretenses …
32misrepresentation — /ˌmɪsæprɪzen teɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. the act of making a wrong statement in order to persuade someone to enter into a contract such as one for buying a product or service 2. the act of wrongly reporting facts …
33misrepresentation — The statement of an untruth. A misstatement of fact, which, if accepted, leads the mind to an apprehension of a condition other and different from that which exists. 37 Am J2d Fraud § 2. In application for insurance:–a statement as a fact of… …
34misrepresentation — noun 1. a misleading falsehood (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑deceit, ↑deception • Derivationally related forms: ↑deceive (for: ↑deception), ↑misrepresent …
35Strategic misrepresentation — is the planned, systematic distortion or misstatement of fact lying in response to incentives in the budget process. Examples of strategic misrepresentation in budgeting illustrate that it is a contingent strategy responsive to a system of… …
36fraudulent misrepresentation — n. A false statement about a material fact made by a speaker who knows it is false but intends the hearer to believe it and rely on it, and that injures the hearer if he or she does rely on it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An… …
37innocent misrepresentation — n: a representation that is made in good faith and believed to be true by the one making it but that is in fact false Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. innocent misrepresentation …
38fraudulent misrepresentation — ➔ misrepresentation * * * fraudulent misrepresentation UK US noun [C or U] LAW ► a situation in which someone gives information without knowing or caring whether or not it is true …
39negligent misrepresentation — See misrepresentation. Related links tortious measure of damages bidder; target misrepresentation …
40deliberate misrepresentation — index subreption Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
