| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An error in pleading.[Websters]. | |
| Verb | 1. Seldom used present participle conjugation of the verb misplead.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (misplead) | 1. To err in pleading.[Websters]. 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: mispleading, mispleaded, mispleads, mispleader, mispleaders, mispleadingly and mispleadedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "MISPLEADING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: MISPLEADING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Making a mistake in pleading.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Law | MISPLEADING. 1. Pleading incorrectly, or omitting anything in pleading which is essential to the support or defense of an action, is so called. 2. Pleading not guilty to an action of debt, is an example of the first; and when the plaintiff sets out a title not simply in a defective manner, but sets out a defective title, is an example of the second. See 3 Salk. 365. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
