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false pre·tence
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Princeton's WordNet
false pretense, false pretencenoun
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
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false pretence
In criminal law, property is obtained by false pretenses when the acquisition results from the intentional misrepresentation of a past or existing fact.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of false pretence in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of false pretence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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