misplead

[mis-pleed]

mis·plead

[mis-pleed]
verb (used without object), verb (used with object), mis·plead·ed, mis·plead·ing.
to plead incorrectly.

Origin:
1670–80; mis-1 + plead
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
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misplead (mɪsˈpliːd)
 
vb , -pleads, -pleading, -pleaded, -plead, -pled
(tr) to plead incorrectly

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