Meaning Of The Word False pretenses

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False pretenses Meaning

False pretenses Definition
False pretenses Definition

What's The Definition Of False pretenses?

false pretenses
phrase: If you do something under false pretenses, you do it when people do not know the truth about you and your intentions.

false pretenses in American English
deliberate misrepresentation of fact in speech or action in order to obtain another's property
plural noun: a deliberate misrepresentation of facts, as to obtain title to money or property

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