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Misrepresentation, 'Misrepresentation' means and includes--(1) the positive assertion, in a manner not warranted by the information of the person making it, of that which is not true, though he believes it to be true;(2) any breach of duty which, without an intent to deceive, gains an advantage to the person committing it, or any one claiming under him, by misleading another to his prejudice or to the prejudice of any one claiming under him;(3) causing, however innocently, a party to an agreement, to make a mistake as to the substance of the thing which is the subject of the agreement. [(English) Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), s. 18)]Misrepresentation, i.e., suggestio falsi, if a matter of substance essentially material to the subject, whether by acts or bywords, by man'uvres, or by positive assertions or material concealment (suppressio veri) whereby a person is misled and damnified.In equity it is immaterial whether the misrepresent or knew the matter to be false, or asserted it, wi...
innocent misrepresentation
innocent misrepresentation : a representation that is made in good faith and believed to be true by the one making it but that is in fact false ...
misrepresentation
misrepresentation : an intentionally or sometimes negligently false representation made verbally, by conduct, or sometimes by nondisclosure or concealment and often for the purpose of deceiving, defrauding, or causing another to rely on it detrimentally ;also : an act or instance of making such a representation ...
Misrepresentation
Untrue representation false or incorrect statement or account usually unfavorable to the thing represented as a misrepresentation of a persons motives...
estoppel
estoppel [probably from Middle French estoupail plug, stopper, from estouper to stop up see estop ] 1 : a bar to the use of contradictory words or acts in asserting a claim or right against another ;esp : equitable estoppel in this entry compare waiver equitable estoppel : an estoppel that prevents a person from adopting a new position that contradicts a previous position maintained by words, silence, or actions when allowing the new position to be adopted would unfairly harm another person who has relied on the previous position to his or her loss called also estoppel in pais NOTE: Traditionally equitable estoppel required that the original position was a misrepresentation which was being denied in the new position. Some jurisdictions retain the requirement of misrepresentation. estoppel by deed : an estoppel precluding a person from denying the truth of any matter that he or she asserted in a deed esp. regarding his or her title to the property compare after-acquired title a...
fraud
fraud [Latin fraud- fraus] 1 a : any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage ;specif : a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and with the intent to deceive another and that is reasonably relied on by the other who is injured thereby b : the affirmative defense of having acted in response to a fraud 2 : the crime or tort of committing fraud [convicted of securities ] see also misrepresentation NOTE: A tort action based on fraud is also referred to as an action of deceit. actual fraud : fraud committed with the actual intent to deceive and thereby injure another called also fraud in fact compare constructive fraud in this entry collateral fraud : extrinsic fraud in this entry constructive fraud : conduct that is considered fraud under the law despite the absence of an intent to...
misrepresent
misrepresent : to make a misrepresentation about vi : to make a misrepresentation mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tive [-re-pri-zen-tə-tiv] adj mis·rep·re·sen·ter n ...
Explanation
Explanation, an 'explanation' merely widens the scope of the main s. and is not meant to carve out a particular exception to the contents of the main s., Sonia Bhatia v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1981 SC 1274 (1282).In British Parliament a member is allowed to make personal explanation with the prior permission of the speaker in respect of his conduct or alleged misrepresentation in debate. The member has to intimate speaker what he proposes to say by way of personal explanation. General arguments or debate is not permissible. Personal explanation is allowed on the premise that member makes it in goodfaith, abuse of this right by a member constitutes grave contempt of Parliament, the office of the Speaker in the Parliaments of Common-wealth Wilding and Philip Laundy, p. 560.Is a mutual defining of terms to clear up a misunderstanding or settle a dispute, Webster American Dictionary, p. 408.In a Parliament, a statement made by a member explaining his conduct in regard to a particular ...
Fraud
Fraud, a fraud is an act of deliberate deception with the design of securing something by taking unfair advantage of another. It is a deception in order to gain by another's loss. It is a cheating intended to got an advantage, S.P. Chengalvaraya Naidu v. Jagannath, AIR 1994 SC 853 (855): (1994) 1 SCC 1.A term used in a variety of meanings. At Common Law, fraud is actionable under the heading of deceit (q.v.).A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or con-cealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 670.In equity and upon the equitable principles which are now applicable in any Court of law, fraud may be described as an infraction of the rules of fair dealing. For the action at law intention and representation (q.v.) are material. In equity an act or its consequences to the person aggrieved may be of greater importance than the intention of the defendant or any representation made to the plaintiff, and the same may b...
Free consent
Free consent, defined, Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by--(1) coercion, as defined in s. 15, or(2) undue influence, as defined in s. 16, or(3) fraud, as defined in s. 17, or(4) misrepresentation, as defined in s. 18, or(5) mistake, subject to the provisions of ss. 20, 21 and 22.Consent is said to be caused when it would not have been given but for the existence of such coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation or mistake. [Contract Act, (9 of 1872), s. 14]...
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