false pretenses
noun plural
false pre·tens·es
-ˈpre-ˌten-səz, -pri-ˈten-
: false representations concerning past or present facts that are made with the intent to defraud another
also
: the crime of obtaining title to another's property by false pretenses compare larceny by trick at larceny, theft
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