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misleading

Defined in 3 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

United States Code

7 U.S.C. § 75 — in this chapter

the terms “false”, “incorrect”, and “misleading” mean, respectively, false, incorrect, and misleading in any particular;

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Delusive; calculated to lead astray or to lead into error. Instructions which are of such a nature as to be misunderstood by the Jury or to give them a wrong impression, are said to be "mlslead-ing."

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Delusive; calculated te lead astray or to lead into error. Instructions which are of such a nature as to be misundersivod by the jury, or to give them a wrong impression, are said to be “ misleading.”