false return

noun

1
: an incorrect report
false returns on an income-tax blank
2
: an untrue return made to a legal process by the officer to whom it was delivered for execution

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“False return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20return. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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