(redirected fromInnocent misrepresentation) Thesaurus Medical Legal Financial mis·rep·re·sent (mĭs-rĕp′rĭ-zĕnt′) tr.v.mis·rep·re·sent·ed,mis·rep·re·sent·ing,mis·rep·re·sents 1.To give an incorrect or misleading representation of. ...
misrepresentation Also found in:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Legal,Financial,Wikipedia. Related to misrepresentation:Innocent misrepresentation misrepresentation A contract law term for falsely or imperfectly representing a thing; distortion of facts; misleading; lying. ...
It may have the effect of making an otherwise valid contract void or at least voidable. A distinction is made between innocent, negligent and fraudulent misrepresentations. At best, an innocent misrepresentation may affect a contract, a negligent misrepresentation may attract in addition liability for...
Disclosure to information normmeans the Policy shall be void and all premium paid thereon shall be forfeited to the Company, in the event of misrepresentation, mis-description or non-disclosure of any material fact. Statement of Additional Informationmeans, respectively, the form of prospectus and ...
Courts classify these acts under two major categories of frauds: Civil fraud Criminal fraud Civil fraud occurs when there is an intentional or negligent misrepresentation of facts. A statement is intentionally fraudulent when the perpetrator is aware of its falsehood, while a statement is ...
Ernst & Young'sCross-Claimsassert claims for breach of contract, fraud, fraudulent inducement, negligent misrepresentation and contribution. Purchasing Agreement ¶ 17.D (emphasis added).The Clause Applies toCross-ClaimsFinally, Aramark argues that it only intended the forum-selection clause to apply...
bǐ Definition pen pencil writing brush to write or compose the strokes of Chinese characters classifier(for sums of money, deals) measure word Character Decomposition 笔 = ⺮ + 毛 Compounds(1) 滗 bì to drain; to strain; to decant
herd of horses 马背 mǎ bèi horseback 马脚 mǎ jiǎo sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") 马芬 mǎ fēn muffin (loanword); also written 玛芬 马虎 mǎ hu careless; sloppy; negligent 马蜂 mǎ fēng hornet 马衔 mǎ xián bit; mouthpiece 马表...
Fraudulent Misrepresentation or Concealment The courts hold in numerous cases that a transferee who uses fraud to obtain the transfer of property is a constructive trustee. Such situations might involve an affirmative assertion of the truth of a material fact or concealment of the existence of a mat...
looked into more to determine whether its negligence. Although mistakes attributed to negligence are non-intentional, the IRS may still fine a negligent taxpayer with a penalty of 20 percent of the underpayment. Famous people throughout the world have been guilty of tax fraud, such asLionel ...