"false pretence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: false pretences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} false pretence (plural false pretences)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of false pretense. Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: false pretense
    Sense id: en-false_pretence-en-noun-aPWkp8HD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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