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false lights

false lights is the plural of false light.

Meaning of false light

Noun

false light (countable and uncountable, plural false lights)

  1. (countable, idiomatic) A point of view resulting in a misleading or inaccurate representation of a person, situation, or fact.
    • To the untrue man, the whole universe is false—it is impalpable—it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And he himself in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow.1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 11, in The Scarlet Letter
  2. (uncountable) 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.
    • Dickinson’s lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks unspecified damages on defamation, false light and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims.2015 May 20, “Model Janice Dickinson Sues Bill Cosby For Defamation”, in CBS Los Angeles, retrieved 22 May 2015

Questions about false lights

What is false lights the plural of?
False lights is the plural of false light.

Words near false lights in the dictionary

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