misrepresentation
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They alleged the detail in the letter was a misrepresentation of the government's position at that time and sought £51.4m in damages.
From BBC
The court is currently only weighing the misrepresentation charge, but could end up considering the foreign-policy ground if the appeals court ruling holds.
In August he tried to fire governor Lisa Cook for alleged mortgage application misrepresentations.
“But their global view, that they have an obligation to establish the rule of God in the land of God, that didn’t change. It’s a misrepresentation to portray them as only nationally-focused forever”
The trivial amounts involved in providing these lifesaving interventions may come as a shock to many — especially after all the grotesque misreporting and misrepresentations on the subject.
From MarketWatch
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