Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wrong or mistaken claim.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A mistaken claim.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
mistaken claim .
Etymologies
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mis- + claim
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Examples
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Perhaps the second most concerning misclaim being floated about the DP World deal is that it was conducted in secrecy.
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If you can find a misclaim in Wikipedia you may correct it on their discussion page.
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There will always be a few who misclaim under any system from Incapacity benefit to
The Guardian World News Alice Maynard 2010
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