False Pretenses

Obtaining property by false pretensesa is the obtaining of property by intentionally misrepresenting a past or existing fact.

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Famous quotes containing the words false and/or pretenses:

    “I shall not want false witness to condemn me,
    Nor store of treasons to augment my guilt.
    The ancient proverb will be well effected:
    “A staff is quickly found to beat a dog.””
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “I will never again go to people under false pretenses even if it is to give them the Holy Bible. I will never again sell anything, even if I have to starve. I am going home now and I will sit down and really write about people.”
    —Henry Miller (1891–1980)