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deceptive advertising — False and misleading advertising. Advertisement which contains any assertion, representation or statement of fact which is untrue or misleading. Where the public are not cautious or watchful in their buying habits and are likely to be misled, the … Black's law dictionary
deceptive advertising — False and misleading advertising. Advertisement which contains any assertion, representation or statement of fact which is untrue or misleading. Where the public are not cautious or watchful in their buying habits and are likely to be misled, the … Black's law dictionary
deceptive advertising — See misleading advertising … Big dictionary of business and management
deceptive — de·cep·tive /di sep tiv/ adj: tending or having capacity to deceive deceptive trade practices compare fraudulent, misleading Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
deceptive sales practices — The Federal Trade Commission and statutes in most states make deceptive sales practices unlawful. Historically, an act was deceptive if it had any tendency to deceive a nontrivial number of customers. A more recent reformulation of the test… … Black's law dictionary
deceptive sales practices — The Federal Trade Commission and statutes in most states make deceptive sales practices unlawful. Historically, an act was deceptive if it had any tendency to deceive a nontrivial number of customers. A more recent reformulation of the test… … Black's law dictionary
deceptive — UK [dɪˈseptɪv] / US adjective 1) something that is deceptive seems very different from the way it really is appearances can be deceptive: The hotel looked nice but appearances can be deceptive. 2) trying to trick someone by telling them something … English dictionary
deceptive — [dɪˈseptɪv] adj 1) if something is deceptive, it seems very different from the way it really is a deceptive calmness in his voice[/ex] 2) if someone is being deceptive, they trick other people by telling them something that is not true deceptive… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
deceptive — de|cep|tive [ dı septıv ] adjective 1. ) something that is deceptive seems very different from the way it really is: a deceptive calmness in his voice 2. ) trying to trick someone by telling them something that is not true: new laws against… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Advertising to children — is the act of marketing or advertising products or services to young people. In 2000, children under 13 years old, impacted the spending of over $600 billion in the United States alone. This has created a large incentive to advertise to children… … Wikipedia
