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Vinony

misrepresentation

noun

  1. untrue or misleading statement of fact made by one party to another in legal setting or during contract negotiation
  2. portray falsely
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɪsˌɹɛpɹɪzɛnˈteɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: From mis- + representation or misrepresent + -ation.

  1. Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.

    “Near-synonyms: mischaracterization, misportrayal”

    “[…] for unless a matter be true enough to stand a good deal of misrepresentation, its truth is not of a very robust order, […]”

  2. Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, such as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
  3. Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.