false pretense

English

Noun

false pretense (plural false pretenses)

1. representation of untrue facts

   She enrolled at the university under false pretenses, giving an invented birth date and lying about her qualifications.

Translations

representation of untrue facts

• Finnish: väärä peruste
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• Icelandic: falskar forsendur f pl, svik (is) n pl