false pretense
false pretense · false pretenses
A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impressionA representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression.
» That agreement was signed under false pretenses.
Значення
значень: 1(США)A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression.
She enrolled at the university under false pretenses, giving an invented birth date and lying about her qualifications.
Ще визначення
- (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
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речень: 2That agreement was signed under false pretenses.
You've got a lot of nerve bringing me here under false pretenses.
deDu hast vielleicht Nerven, mich hier unter falschem Vorwand herzubringen. — Tamy
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- (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation:false pretence