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MISLEADING FALSE DECEPTIVE [10 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Logic (Philosophy)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Fallacious reasoning refers to a deceptive argument that appears to be logical but actually contains false or misleading information. It is a type of faulty reasoning that can manipulate or deceive the reader or listener.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Logique (Philosophie)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

Le raisonnement fallacieux est expressément destiné à tromper. L’idée de mauvaise foi, de moyens détournés domine. L’argument tiré de la fausseté est fallacieux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Deceptive content refers to any digital content that uses false or misleading information to trick users into taking action that compromise their security, privacy, or data. This can include phishing emails, fake websites, misleading ads, and other types of malicious content designed to deceive users.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Dans le monde numérique d'aujourd’hui, la prolifération de contenus trompeurs pose un véritable défi pour les consommateurs. Ces contenus, capables d'induire en erreur et de créer de la confusion, se manifestent sous différentes formes, allant des informations fausses aux pratiques d'hameçonnage découlant de l'ingénierie sociale. Ils visent à manipuler les utilisateurs, souvent en les incitant à partager des données personnelles sensibles ou à souscrire à des offres frauduleuses.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws and Legal Documents
  • Restrictive Practices (Law)
CONT

The civil provisions also prohibit false or misleading header information as well as deceptive subject lines that are likely to mislead a recipient.

CONT

The Competition Act contains civil and criminal provisions to address false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices when promoting the supply or use of a product or any business interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques
  • Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
CONT

La Loi sur la concurrence contient des dispositions civiles et des dispositions criminelles sur les indications fausses ou trompeuses et les pratiques commerciales trompeuses visant à promouvoir la fourniture ou l'utilisation d'un produit ou des intérêts commerciaux quelconques.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws and Legal Documents
CONT

There are provisions in the Bill dealing with Terms of Consumer Agreements with a view to addressing unfair contract terms. Provisions have also been made to address unfair practices particularly matters relating to false, misleading, or deceptive representation; matters geared towards misleading the public about goods and services, unreasonable transactions; and unconscionable representation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restrictive Practices (Law)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The Competition Act contains provisions addressing false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices in promoting the supply or use of a product or any business interest.

OBS

false or misleading representations: term usually used in the plural in this context.

Key term(s)
  • false or misleading representation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

La Loi sur la concurrence contient des dispositions concernant les indications fausses ou trompeuses et les pratiques commerciales trompeuses ayant pour but de promouvoir la fourniture ou l'utilisation d'un produit ou tout intérêt commercial.

OBS

indications fausses ou trompeuses : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte.

Key term(s)
  • indication fausse ou trompeuse

Spanish

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Record 6 2012-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Criminal offences in relation to competition(excluding false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices, section 52 through section 60).

Key term(s)
  • criminal offense in relation to competition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Infractions criminelles relatives à la concurrence (sauf les indications fausses ou trompeuses et les pratiques commerciales trompeuses, de l'article 52 à 60).

Spanish

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Record 7 2012-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Product (Marketing)
  • Restrictive Practices (Law)
CONT

False representations were made as to the standard and quality, etc, of sunglasses. In addition, there was a suspected failure to comply with a prescribed consumer standard ...

OBS

The Act provides two adjudicative regimes to address false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing practices.

OBS

To determine whether a representation is false or misleading, the courts consider the "general impression" it conveys, as well as its literal meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Produit (Commercialisation)
  • Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
CONT

La Loi prévoit deux régimes pour les cas d'indications fausses ou trompeuses et de pratiques commerciales trompeuses.

OBS

L'indication est fausse ou trompeuse sur un point important si elle peut inciter le consommateur à acheter ou utiliser le produit ou le service annoncé.

Spanish

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Record 8 2010-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

Tending to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently.

CONT

Deceitful. Full of deceit; giving to deceiving; misleading, false(as said of things often :deceptive).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
DEF

Celui qui abuse autrui sous des apparences trompeuses et flatteuses [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 1994-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
CONT

The Superintendent shall issue a receipt for a prospectus forthwith on its filing with the Superintendent unless... it appears to the Superintendent... that the prospectus or any document required to be filed therewith... contains a misrepresentation or any statement, promise, estimate or forecast that is misleading, false or deceptive... [Insurance Companies Act].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Le surintendant délivre également sans délai un reçu pour le dépôt de tout prospectus sauf si, [...], il estime que [...] soit le prospectus ou tout document qui doit l'accompagner [...] contient une déclaration, une promesse, une estimation ou une prévision qui est fallacieuse, fausse ou trompeuse [...] [Loi sur les sociétés d'assurance].

Spanish

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Record 10 1991-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
CONT

The Submission Certification is the attestation of the signatories : a) that the information included in the sectional reports and comprehensive summaries are not false, misleading, or deceptive....

OBS

The Processing of a Veterinary New Drug Submission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication des produits pharmaceutiques
CONT

La certification de la présentation est une déclaration des signataires attestant : a) que l'information comprise dans les rapports de section et les sommaires généraux n'est ni fausse, ni fallacieuse ou trompeuse [...]

OBS

Le traitement d'une présentation de drogue nouvelle à l'usage vétérinaire.

Spanish

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