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UNDER FALSE PRETENCES [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Trademarks (Law)
- Offences and crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- false pretenses
1, record 1, English, false%20pretenses
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- false pretences 2, record 1, English, false%20pretences
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation. 3, record 1, English, - false%20pretenses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pretense-A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext :under false pretences. 4, record 1, English, - false%20pretenses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
false pretences; false pretenses: terms usually used in plural in this context. 5, record 1, English, - false%20pretenses
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Marques de commerce (Droit)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moyens frauduleux
1, record 1, French, moyens%20frauduleux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- manœuvres frauduleuses 1, record 1, French, man%26oelig%3Buvres%20frauduleuses
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
moyens frauduleux; manœuvres frauduleuses : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel dans ce contexte. 2, record 1, French, - moyens%20frauduleux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-09-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Special-Language Phraseology
- Offences and crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- obtain money under false pretences
1, record 2, English, obtain%20money%20under%20false%20pretences
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
- Infractions et crimes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- obtenir de l'argent par de faux-semblants
1, record 2, French, obtenir%20de%20l%27argent%20par%20de%20faux%2Dsemblants
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obtenir de l'argent par de faux-semblants : terme tiré du Mini-lexique sur les infractions concernant les biens et les droits de propriété et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 2, French, - obtenir%20de%20l%27argent%20par%20de%20faux%2Dsemblants
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-06-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- under false pretenses 1, record 3, English, under%20false%20pretenses
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- under false pretences 1, record 3, English, under%20false%20pretences
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- par fraude 1, record 3, French, par%20fraude
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- par escroquerie 1, record 3, French, par%20escroquerie
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- con dolo
1, record 3, Spanish, con%20dolo
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- con medios fraudulentos 1, record 3, Spanish, con%20medios%20fraudulentos
correct
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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