impersonation

  • 21impersonation — noun 1. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect • Syn: ↑caricature, ↑imitation • Derivationally related forms: ↑impersonate, ↑caricaturist (for: ↑caricature), ↑ …

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  • 22impersonation attack —    An attack in which a hostile computer system masquerades as a trusted computer.    See also brute force attack; dictionary attack; social engineering …

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  • 23Race impersonation — is the act of wearing clothing and/or appropriating a particular race/ethnic group commonly associated with minorities within a particular society. It is distinct from passing in that the impersonation is not necessarily complete and is thus… …

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  • 24Police impersonation — ( impersonating a police officer ) is the illegal act of portraying oneself as a member of law enforcement for the purpose of deception. Such acts are generally committed in order to assert police like authority in order to commit some other… …

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  • 25false impersonation — The criminal offense of falsely representing some other person and acting in the character thus unlawfully assumed, in order to deceive others, and thereby gain some profit or advantage, or enjoy some right or privilege belonging to the one so… …

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  • 26false impersonation — The criminal offense of falsely representing some other person and acting in the character thus unlawfully assumed, in order to deceive others, and thereby gain some profit or advantage, or enjoy some right or privilege belonging to the one so… …

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  • 27Imperial Impersonation of Force and Murder — Napoleon …

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  • 28Impersonification — Impersonation Im*per son*a tion, Impersonification Im per*son i*fi*ca tion, n. The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29impersonate — impersonation, n. v. /im perr seuh nayt /; adj. /im perr seuh nit, nayt /, v., impersonated, impersonating, adj. v.t. 1. to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer. 2. to mimic the… …

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  • 30Elvis impersonator — An Elvis impersonator is someone who impersonates or copies famed American musician Elvis Presley, either as a hobby, a career in entertainment or occasionally for fun. Elvis impersonators can range in ethnic background, size and… …

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