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FALSE PRETENCE

• FALSE PRETENCE (noun)
The noun FALSE PRETENCE has 1 sense:

1. (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

Familiarity information: FALSE PRETENCE used as a noun is very rare.

• FALSE PRETENCE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

false pretence; false pretense

Hypernyms ("false pretence" is a kind of...):

infraction; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour; offence; offense; violation (a crime less serious than a felony)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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