false pretense — I noun act, affectation, affectedness, artifice, artificiality, chicane, chicanery, circumvention, circumvention of truth, cozenage, deceit, deceitfulness, deceptive representation of fact, delusion, designed misrepresentation, device, disguise,… … Law dictionary
false pretense — false′ pretense′ n. law an illegal, deliberate misrepresentation of facts, as to obtain title to money or property • Etymology: 1750–60 … From formal English to slang
False Pretense — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel False Pretense – Der Schein trügt Originaltitel Dead End … Deutsch Wikipedia
False Pretense - Der Schein trügt — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: False Pretense – Der Schein trügt Originaltitel: Dead End Produktionsland: Kanada Erscheinungsjahr: 1998 Länge: 87 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
False Pretense – Der Schein trügt — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: False Pretense – Der Schein trügt Originaltitel: Dead End Produktionsland: Kanada Erscheinungsjahr: 1998 Länge: 87 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
false pretense — Literally, a false representation of a fact or circumstance calculated to mislead. 32 Am J2d False Pret § 2. Any trick or device whereby the property of another is obtained. 37 Am J2d Fraud § 2. As an essential element of the offense of obtaining … Ballentine's law dictionary
false pretense — noun (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation • Syn: ↑false pretence • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑misdemeanor, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
false pretense — fictitious claim, pretension, deceit; obtaining of money or property through falsehood or forgery (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
obtaining by false pretense — See false pretense … Ballentine's law dictionary
pretense — I (ostentation) noun affectation, affectedness, airs, artificiality, blatancy, bravado, demonstration, display, empty show, false appearance, false show, fanfaronade, flagrancy, flashiness, flourish, fuss, garishness, gaudiness, glare, glitter,… … Law dictionary