misbrand
verb
mis·brand
ˌmis-ˈbrand 
misbranded; misbranding; misbrands
: to brand falsely or in a misleading way
specifically
: to label in violation of statutory requirements
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In May 2007, Purdue and three of its top executives pleaded guilty to misbranding OxyContin.
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Gerald Posner, Wired, 23 Mar. 2020
Charges brought against the 27 people include drug adulteration and misbranding conspiracy.
—CBS News, 9 Mar. 2020
The company had pleaded guilty in 2007 to a federal charge of misbranding for understating how addictive the pills were, and agreed to pay more than $600 million in fines and penalties.
—Hannah Dreier, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2020
In 2007, Purdue paid $600 million in fines for misbranding the product as less addictive than other painkillers.
—Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019
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Gerald Posner, Wired, 23 Mar. 2020
Charges brought against the 27 people include drug adulteration and misbranding conspiracy.
—CBS News, 9 Mar. 2020
The company had pleaded guilty in 2007 to a federal charge of misbranding for understating how addictive the pills were, and agreed to pay more than $600 million in fines and penalties.
—Hannah Dreier, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2020
In 2007, Purdue paid $600 million in fines for misbranding the product as less addictive than other painkillers.
—Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2019
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misbrand
transitive verb
mis·brand
mis-ˈbrand
: to brand (as a food item or drug) falsely or in a misleading way
specifically
: to label in violation of statutory requirements
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