false pretenses

English - Turkish

Definition of false pretenses in English Turkish dictionary: yapmacık; sahte iddia; sahtekârlık; yalan beyan; hile
false pretense: sahte iddia
false pretense: sahte beyan
under false pretenses: yalandan
under false pretenses: yalan beyanla

English - English

Definition of false pretenses in English English dictionary: plural form of false pretense; (Kanun) False pretenses or obtaining property by false pretenses is a common law crime in the United States, where its statutory forms handle situations not covered by the definition of larceny
false pretense: representation of untrue facts
I hear you want to go back to middle school because you say your life is too tough where you are now. Even if you could somehow manage to give yourself make-up and plastic surgery to LOOK like a middle-schooler, if you give them a false name, birth date, and so forth, you'll be enrolling there under false pretenses.
false pretense: (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
false pretense: False representation of fact or circumstance, calculated to mislead
false pretense: fictitious claim, pretension, deceit; obtaining of money or property through falsehood or forgery (Law)