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false pretense

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false pretense
n. Law
False representation of fact or circumstance, calculated to mislead.
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Noun1.false pretense - (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
false pretence
infraction, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, infringement - a crime less serious than a felony
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
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You may charge me with murder--or want of sense--(We are all of us weak at times): But the slightest approach to a false pretense Was never among my crimes!
The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis View in context
I have only now discovered that he obtained these recommendations from his friends under a false pretense, which it is needless to trouble you by mentioning in detail.
The Two Destinies by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Pickup, employed in a lawyer's office, terrified us all by the information that a gentleman related to our venerable connoisseur had seen the Rembrandt, had pronounced it to be an impudent counterfeit, and had engaged on his own account to have the picture tested in a court of law, and to charge the seller and maker thereof with conspiring to obtain money under false pretenses.
A Rogue's Life by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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