False Pretense
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- false pretence
- plural
- False Pretenses
- possessive
- False Pretense's
- pluralpossessive
- False Pretenses'