an incorrect statement or an omission in pleading, as a misstatement of a cause of action
mispleading in American English
(mɪsˈplidɪŋ)
noun
Law
a mistake in pleading, as a misjoinder of parties or a misstatement of a cause of action
Word origin
[1525–35; mis-1 + pleading]This word is first recorded in the period 1525–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominant, inflection, secure, signature, societymis- is a prefix applied to various parts of speech, meaning “ill,” “mistaken,” “wrong,”“wrongly,” “incorrectly,” or simply negating. Other words that use the affix mis- include: misprint, mistrial, mistrust