misrepresentation

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But then, after having established what could possibly be classified as a misrepresentation, the committee turned back in Churchill's direction, and allowed that while the blood quantum requirement was not "expressly" stated, there was some force to Churchill's contention that it is "somehow implied."

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  1. Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations. The Scriptures frequently forbid rash judgments, and censoriousness, and a misrepresentation of other men's actions, and hard thoughts concerning them. Jortin, Discourses, iii.
  2. Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
  3. In map-making, faultiness in a map-projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.

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  • But then, after having established what could possibly be classified as a misrepresentation, the committee turned back in Churchill's direction, and allowed that while the blood quantum requirement was not "expressly" stated, there was some force to Churchill's contention that it is "somehow implied." —  NYT > Opinion
  • The RLC favors clear legislation protecting individuals against fraud, misrepresentation, and theft. —  Waldo's Virginia Political Blogroll
  • If misrepresentation is argued successfully, the contract can be rescinded - as a case in 1991 proved. —  Personal finance and money news, analysis and comment | guardian.co.uk
  • You consistently misrepresent the position of others and then attack the misrepresentation, and spin your message to attempt to make it sound as if they are wrong and you are right. —  RealClimate
  • What do we call a lawsuit from an ousted employee with a history of disciplinary problems, which is then touted to the national media as evidence of discrimination, when the entire lawsuit is based upon equivocation, misrepresentation, and a stifling of the employee's less-than-exemplary history of disciplinary problems? —  Evolution News & Views
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