[im-pos-cher] 
| 1. | the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others. |
| 2. | deception using an assumed character, identity, or name, as by an impostor. |
| 3. | an instance or piece of fraudulent imposition. |
| im·pos·ture (ĭm-pŏs'chər) n. The act or instance of engaging in deception under an assumed name or identity. [French, from Old French, from Late Latin impostūra, from Latin impostus, variant of impositus, past participle of impōnere, to place upon; see impose.] |
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