The state of being deceitful or deceptive.
An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
An act of deceiving someone.
The tort or fraudulent representation of a material fact made with knowledge of its falsity, or recklessly, or without reasonable grounds for believing its truth and with intent to induce reliance on it; the plaintiff justifiably relies on the deception, to his injury.
Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement: as, to injure one's character by misrepresentations.
In map-making, faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.
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.