mispleading

American

[mis-plee-ding] / mɪsˈpli dɪŋ /

noun

Law.

a mistake in pleading, pleading, as a misjoinder of parties or a misstatement of a cause of action.

mispleading British

/ mɪsˈpliːdɪŋ /

noun

law an error or omission in pleading

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Etymology

Origin of mispleading

First recorded in 1525–35; mis- ¹ + pleading

Example Sentences

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Replead′er, a second course allowed for the correction of mispleading.

From Project Gutenberg

She puts mispleading in her cold answer; there is a drop of poison in every quiet word:— '"O man, wanting sense, put from you your share of love; it is bold you are entirely to say such a thing as that; you will not get hate from me; you will not get love from me; you will not get anything at all, good or bad, for ever."

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