twisting
noun
twist·ing ˈtwi-stiŋ 
: the use of misrepresentation or trickery to get someone to lapse a life insurance policy and buy another usually in another company
Synonyms
- twist
- wrench
- wrenching
- wresting
- wringing
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Example Sentences
it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1905, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing twisting
Legal Definition
twisting
noun
twist·ing
: the making of a misrepresentation by an insurance agent to cause a policyholder to surrender or lapse an insurance policy especially for the purpose of replacing it with another policy
twistings
noun
as in twists
a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something it took some twisting, but I finally got the top off the jar Synonyms & Similar Words
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