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• pretenses — n. feigning, pretending; impersonation; false show, false appearance; claim, assertion v. pretend, feign; impersonate; put on a false show, create a false appearance; claim wrongly, make a false assertion …   English contemporary dictionary

• False pretenses — For the films, see False Pretenses (film). Criminal law …   Wikipedia

• false pretenses — false pre·tens·es / pre ˌten səz, pri ten / n pl: false representations concerning past or present facts that are made with the intent to defraud another; also: the crime of obtaining title to another s property by false pretenses compare larceny …   Law dictionary

• False Pretenses (1935 film) — Infobox Film name = False Pretenses image size = caption = director = Charles Lamont producer = George R. Batcheller writer = Ewart Adamson Betty Burbridge narrator = starring = Irene Ware music = cinematography = M. A. Anderson editing = Roland… …   Wikipedia

• false pretenses — Illegally obtaining money, goods, or merchandise from another by fraud or misrepresentation. As a statutory crime, although defined in slightly different ways in the various jurisdictions, consists generally of these elements: (1) an intent to… …   Black's law dictionary

• false pretenses — Illegally obtaining money, goods, or merchandise from another by fraud or misrepresentation. As a statutory crime, although defined in slightly different ways in the various jurisdictions, consists generally of these elements: (1) an intent to… …   Black's law dictionary

• False Pretenses (film) — False Pretenses may refer to:* False Pretenses (1935 film) * False Pretenses (1974 film) …   Wikipedia

• False pretenses — False False, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L. falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F. faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.] 1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• make false pretenses — index palter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• obtain money by false pretenses — index cheat Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• obtain money on false pretenses — index defraud, peculate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary