deceptive practices

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• Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act — The Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007 (S. 453) was a bill introduced in the 110th Congress on January 31, 2007, by Sen. Barack Obama, Democrat of Illinois and Sen. Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York. The bill was… …   Wikipedia

• deceptive — de|cep|tive [dıˈseptıv] adj 1.) something that is deceptive seems to be one thing but is in fact very different ▪ Some snakes move with deceptive speed (=move faster than you think or expect) . ▪ Gwen s students may look angelic, but appearances… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deceptive — adjective 1) distances are very deceptive Syn: misleading, illusory, illusionary, specious; ambiguous; distorted; literary illusive 2) deceptive practices Syn: deceitful, duplicitous, fraudulent, counterfeit …   Thesaurus of popular words

• 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 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

• Trade Practices Act 1974 — The Trade Practices Act 1974 is an act of the Parliament of Australia. The act provides for protection of consumers and prevents some restrictive trade practices of companies. It is the key antitrust law in Australia. It is administered by the… …   Wikipedia

• Unfair business practices — encompass fraud, misrepresentation, and oppressive or unconscionable acts or practices by business, often against consumers and are prohibited by law in many countries. For instance, in the European Union, each member state must regulate unfair… …   Wikipedia

• APA Task Force on Deceptive and Indirect Techniques of Persuasion and Control — The APA Task Force on Deceptive and Indirect Techniques of Persuasion and Control (DIMPAC[1]) formed at the request of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1983. The APA asked Margaret Singer, one of the leading proponents of theories… …   Wikipedia