ALL meanings of false pretences
- noun plural false pretences fraud, deception 1
- phrase false pretences If you do something under false pretences, you do it when people do not know the truth about you and your intentions. 0
- noun plural false pretences a former name for deception 0
- noun plural false pretences a similar misrepresentation used to obtain anything, such as trust or affection (esp in the phrase under false pretences) 0