false pretense
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false pretense
noun false pretenses · false pretence
- 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.
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noun representation of untrue facts
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title = {false pretense},
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