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Meaning of "false pretences" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FALSE PRETENCES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FALSE PRETENCES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
False pretences is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FALSE PRETENCES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

false pretences

False pretenses

Obtaining property by false pretensesa is the obtaining of property by intentionally misrepresenting a past or existing fact.

Definition of false pretences in the English dictionary

The definition of false pretences in the dictionary is a similar misrepresentation used to obtain anything, such as trust or affection.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FALSE PRETENCES

false goldenrod
false imprisonment
false joint
false keel
false memory syndrome
false move
false negative
false oxlip
false position
false positive
false pregnancy
false relation
false ribs
false saffron
false scorpion
false start
false step
false teeth
false topaz
false vampire

WORDS THAT END LIKE FALSE PRETENCES

advances
applied sciences
circumstances
condolences
consequences
defences
finances
flood defences
household appliances
irreconcilable differences
keep up appearances
life sciences
mend one´s fences
provinces
Pugwash conferences
rush one´s fences
sea defences
the Atlantic Provinces
the Central Provinces
under the circumstances

Synonyms and antonyms of false pretences in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «false pretences» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FALSE PRETENCES

Find out the translation of false pretences to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of false pretences from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «false pretences» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒙混过关
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fraudulenta
570 millions of speakers

English

false pretences
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धोखेबाज़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ادعاءات كاذبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фальшивым предлогом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

falsos pretextos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিথ্যা প্রবন্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de faux prétextes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dakwaan palsu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偽っ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

허위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pretenses palsu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm bộ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான போதனைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खोटे भाषण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sahte ifadeler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

falsi pretesti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fałszywym pretekstem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фальшивим приводом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pretexte false
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψευδείς παραστάσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valse voorwendsels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

falska förespeglingar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

falske forutsetninger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of false pretences

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE PRETENCES»

The term «false pretences» is regularly used and occupies the 70.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FALSE PRETENCES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «false pretences» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «false pretences» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about false pretences

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QUOTES WITH «FALSE PRETENCES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word false pretences.
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Joe Wilson
The war on Iraq was a disaster, clearly carried out under false pretences.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FALSE PRETENCES»

Discover the use of false pretences in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to false pretences and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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False Pretences
Bea Abbot is back -Bea Abbot runs a domestic agency that doesn’t ‘do’ murder.
Veronica Heley, 2012
2
The Political Economy of New Labour: Labouring Under False ...
This text is an analysis of the emergence of New Labour from the electoral wilderness to government. It will be of interest to students, academic journalists and policy makers in Britain and North America.
Colin Hay, 1999
3
Under False Pretences: A Family Migrates to Australia
This book tells the story of the Krzeminski family in Poland, the effect the Nazi and Soviet regimes had on them, and their subsequent life in Australia.
Peter Kreminski, 2011
4
False Pretences
When Isabel's god-daughter Emily turns up after years of no contact and in need of help she feels duty-bound to take her under her wing.
Margaret Yorke, 2013
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False Pretences
There is mystery, wry humour, sometimes tragedy beneath the jaunty surfaces glimpsed through the years, until, by the end, we have encompassed their lives. False Pretences is Lee Langley's acclaimed first collection of short stories.
Lee Langley, 2012
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False Pretences
John O'Loughlin. CHAPTER SIX: SOMETHING UNEXPECTED It would be futile to dwell on all the words which passed between us that afternoon ... after we had made love and I, anxious not to embarrass her husband, who would shortly be ...
John O'Loughlin, 2010
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United States Digest: Digest of the Decisions of the Courts ...
An allegation in an indictment that the defendant obtained goods of A, B, and C, partners in trade, by false pretences made to them, is supported by proof that the defendant made the alleged false pretences to their clerk and salesman, who ...
Theron Metcalf, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins, John Phelps Putnam, 1851
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Massachusetts Digest: A Digest of the Reported Decisions of ...
Commonwealth v. Coe, 115 Mass. 481 (1874). 16. An allegation in an indictment for cheating by false pretences, that a certificate of stock, which was the false token used, " was of the tenor following," is to be referred to the time when the false ...
Edmund Hatch Bennett, Russell Gray, Henry Walton Swift, 1881
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The New-York City-hall Recorder
Grose, justice, in giving his opinion in the same case of Young, uses the following expressions : " The statute created a new offence, for it declares, that all persons obtaining money by false pretences, with an intent to cheat, shall be offenders ...
Daniel Rogers, 1818
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Digest of Cases in Supreme Court and Court of Errors of the ...
False pretences and tokens. 6. Goods are obtained by false pretences, and with a design, ab initio, not to pay for them ; yet, being delivered by the owner with an intention to sell them, the pretended purchaser is not guilty of larceny. Ross v.
Thomas W. Clerke, William Hogan, 1850

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FALSE PRETENCES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term false pretences is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sports Hotline: Dave King comes under fire from Rangers fans over …
They're a cash-orientated club and have given up the ghost and are selling tickets under false pretences. It's a disgrace.” Derek Reid, Dollar ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
Sorry Australia, you've been had
Australia, you've been invited here on false pretences. Yes, I know you thought it was to celebrate your successes — and there have been ... «Motley Fool Australia, Jul 15»
3
Niqab debate has broad implications
The oath was the last step in a long and involved process, and anyone who tried to take it under false pretences would not automatically ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
4
Fake BNI officer nabbed over visa fraud
He has been provisionally charged with the offence of impersonation and defrauding by false pretences and would be sent to court soon. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
5
TV networks stop airing Cosby shows amid mounting public furore …
"This award was given to Mr. Cosby under false pretences," PAVE Executive Director Angela Rose said. "The White House was clearly not ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
6
Freemasonry and Satanism
He described Masonry as partial and selfish; false religion; obtaining money from members under false pretences; refusing all examination ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
EFCC arraigns man over job scam
... Harcourt, within the Port Harcourt judicial division with intent to defraud obtained N33,000.00 by false pretences from Bestman Dundee under ... «WorldStage, Jul 15»
8
Reckless lending scourge highlighted in EAO judgement
According to the applicants, however, they were either bullied into signing the consent forms or did so under false pretences. Flemix could not ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jul 15»
9
This “No” was only the beginning!
It must completely crack the Nazis of Golden Dawn, which is going to exploit a part of the NO, a NO which they supported with false pretences, ... «International Viewpoint, Jul 15»
10
James Hird shouldn't accept Essendon coaching wage for 2016 …
"He took a wage on false pretences last year and it would be wrong of him to take the wage next year when he only got the two-year contract, ... «3AW, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. False pretences [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/false-pretences>. Apr 2024 ».
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