Definitions for false pretense
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
false′ pretense′(n.)
an illegal, deliberate misrepresentation of facts, as to obtain title to money or property.
Category: Law
Origin of false pretense:
1750–60
Princeton's WordNet
false pretense, false pretence(noun)
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
Wiktionary
false pretense(Noun)
representation of untrue facts
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