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Noun Concept
Categories: Property law legal terminology, Criminal law legal terms, Theft, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, American legal terms
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false pretense  false pretence  false pretenses  false pretences  obtaining by false pretences
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(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation WordNet 3.0
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(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In criminal law, property is obtained by false pretenses when the acquisition results from the intentional misrepresentation of a past or existing fact. Wikipedia
untrue claim resulting in obtaining of property Wikidata
IS A
misdemeanor
falsehood
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law
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Canadian English spelling
Australian English orthography
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American English orthography
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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false pretense, false pretence
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false pretenses
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false pretenses
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false pretence, false pretences, false pretense, obtaining by false pretences, Obtaining property by false pretences, Pretensity
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obtaining property by false pretenses

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