verb
- past tense and past participle of misclaim; to claim something incorrectly or falsely
Usage: formal or legal context
Examples
- The defendant misclaimed ownership of the property in court.
- She misclaimed that she had a degree from the university.
- The company misclaimed tax deductions on its annual filing.
- He misclaimed credit for work he did not perform.
- The witness misclaimed to have seen the accident firsthand.