"loaded question" meaning in English

See loaded question in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: loaded questions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} loaded question (plural loaded questions)
  1. A form of complex question that contains an implicit assumption about the answer, such as a presumption of guilt. Related terms: complex question, trick question, wife-beating question
    Sense id: en-loaded_question-en-noun-xcl0kZzG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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