Usually means: Misrepresentation to deceive for gain.
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  1. false pretense: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. false pretense: Vocabulary.com
  3. false pretense: Wiktionary
  4. false pretense: Dictionary.com
  5. false pretense: Rhymezone
  6. false pretense: FreeDictionary.org
  7. false pretense: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. false pretense: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. false pretense: Legal dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. false pretense: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (false pretense)

noun:  A representation made of untrue assertions in order to convey a false impression.

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