misleading claim

collocation in English

meaningsofmisleadingandclaim

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misleading
adjective
uk
/ˌmɪsˈliː.dɪŋ/us
/ˌmɪsˈliː.dɪŋ/
causing someone to believe something that is ...
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claim
noun[C]
uk
/kleɪm/us
/kleɪm/
a statement that something is true or is a fact, although other people might not ...
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(Definition ofmisleadingandclaimfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmisleading claim

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Even allowing, as she does, for the exception of those obligations that correlate with others' rights, this is an odd andmisleadingclaim.
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That is not the onlymisleadingclaimthat we have heard tonight.
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The mostmisleadingclaimthat broadcasters have made is that the amendments introduce a new concept into broadcasting law.
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This was a disgracefullymisleadingclaim.
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We already have protection against misleading claims, but we might consider going further and help engage the consumer actively in the ethics of production.
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In the past few days, some highly misleading claims have been made about the draft legislation for the detailed preparation of economic and monetary union.
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In addition, controls on claims must be sufficient to prevent misleading claims about the health benefits of individual products.
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We wish to prevent false or misleading claims.
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Other equally misleading claims have recently been made.
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Origin marking would facilitate consumer choice and contribute to reducing fraudulent, inaccurate or misleading claims of origin.
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We should, and we do, restrict advertisements presenting misleading claims for cures and for certain other goods and activities.
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They justified their policy through seriously misleading claims about the way in which the present regime was operated.
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The health claims regulation will prevent consumers from being misled by unsubstantiated or misleading claims.
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For instance, we have to expose the exaggerated and sometimes misleading claims of advertisers.
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A river has been polluted, misleading claims have damaged the consumer, money has disappeared and it is too late to retrieve it.
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The cost of advertising would have to be passed on to patients and it could lead to a price war, fast dentistry or misleading claims.
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One of the most worrying things is that trading standards officers cannot bring prosecutions for misleading claims about environmental labels.
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The attack on phosphate-free detergents, which are already sold here and in many other countries, continued with other misleading claims.
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They are also making some extremely misleading claims in what they say about the consequences of opting out.
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