Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun false_pretense

1 sense of false pretense

Sense 1
false pretense, false pretence -- ((law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation)
       => misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, violation, infringement -- (a crime less serious than a felony)