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/mis brand"/, v.t.1. to brand or label erroneously.2. to brand illegally, as with another's trademark.[1900-05; MIS-1 + BRAND]
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misbrand — mis·brand /mis brand/ vt: to brand (as a food item or drug) falsely or in a misleading way; specif: to label in violation of statutory requirements Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. misbrand … Law dictionary
misbrand — [mis brand′] vt. to brand or label improperly … English World dictionary
misbrand — transitive verb Date: 1892 to brand falsely or in a misleading way; specifically to label in violation of statutory requirements … New Collegiate Dictionary
misbrand — verb a) To make a mistake in branding a product or service, as by poor association of the name in a significant group of potential customers. b) In the law of food and drugs, to convey false or misleading information about a product … Wiktionary
misbrand — v. illegally apply a brand name; mislabel … English contemporary dictionary
misbrand — mis·brand … English syllables
misbrand — mis•brand′ v. t … From formal English to slang
misbrand — (ˈ)mis|brand, i|spr transitive verb Etymology: mis (I) + brand : to brand falsely or in a misleading way; specifically : to brand (as containers of drugs or foodstuffs) in violation of statutory requirements took steps to stop the misbranding of… … Useful english dictionary
mislabel — verb brand incorrectly, classify incorrectly, deceive, defraud, describe incorrectly, designate incorrectly, docket incorrectly, falsely characterize, identify incorrectly, label incorrectly, lead astray, lead into error, mark incorrectly,… … Law dictionary
