misrepresentation

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Noun

1. 1
   Erroneous or false representation; an unfair or dishonest account or exposition; a false statement.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   Faultiness in a map projection, estimated with regard to its unequal scale in different parts and to its distortion of angles.