false light (English, noun)
expansion: false light (countable and uncountable, plural false lights)
Senses:
glosses: A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.
tags: countable
idiomatic
topics: law
glosses: A cause of action arising under the common law where a person is portrayed in a way which, while not technically false, is misleading and likely to cause embarrassment to that person.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: false lights
tags: plural