Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
fraudulent pretense — Crime which consists of a false pretense, obtaining property of value thereby, and an intent to cheat and defraud. Com. v. Evans, 190 Pa.Super. 179, 154 A.2d 57, 81. E.g., credit purchases made without requisite intent or ability to pay … Black's law dictionary
pretense — I (ostentation) noun affectation, affectedness, airs, artificiality, blatancy, bravado, demonstration, display, empty show, false appearance, false show, fanfaronade, flagrancy, flashiness, flourish, fuss, garishness, gaudiness, glare, glitter,… … Law dictionary
unlawful entry — index intrusion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 unlawful entry n. Entering … Law dictionary
fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with… … Law dictionary
False pretenses — For the films, see False Pretenses (film). Criminal law … Wikipedia
sham — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. counterfeit, imitation, fake; pretense, dissimulation; humbug; imposture. adj. make believe, spurious, bogus, fake. See deception, falsehood, affectation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. misleading, lying … English dictionary for students
deceit — de·ceit n: deliberate and misleading concealment, false declaration, or artifice: deception theft by deceit; also: the tort of committing or carrying out deceit an action for deceit see also fraud, misrepresentation … Law dictionary
misrepresentation — mis·rep·re·sen·ta·tion /mis ˌre pri ˌzen tā shən, zən / n: an intentionally or sometimes negligently false representation made verbally, by conduct, or sometimes by nondisclosure or concealment and often for the purpose of deceiving, defrauding,… … Law dictionary
sham — 1 / sham/ n: something that is false, deceptive, misleading, or otherwise not genuine sham 2 adj: not genuine: intended to mislead or deceive: false illusory the sale for one dollar was a sham transfer of property Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… … Law dictionary
fake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. counterfeit, imposture, make believe; impostor. See deception, falsehood. v., informal, pretend, feign; imitate; improvise, wing it (inf.). See unpreparedness, imitation.Ant., real, genuine. II (Roget … English dictionary for students
