misreadingglossary / MISREADING misreading. An act of fraud in which a person incorrectly reads the contents of an instrument to an illiterate or blind person with the intent to deceitfully obtain that person’s signature. [Cases: Fraud4. 5.] 词条贡献者 译员蓉婧,欧洲知名商学院国际金融专业,专注翻译各种与美国证券法律有关的法律文件。