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false pretenses

 
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–noun
1. a deliberate misrepresentation of facts, as to obtain title to money or property.
2. the use of such misrepresentation.
Origin:
1750–60
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Main Entry: false pre·tens·es
Pronunciation: -'pre-"ten-s&z, -pri-'ten-
Function: noun plural
: 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 by trick at LARCENY, THEFT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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