Definition of Pretences. Meaning of Pretences. Synonyms of Pretences

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Definition of Pretences

Pretence
Pretence Pre*tence", n., Pretenceful Pre*tence"ful, a., Pretenceless Pre*tence"*less, a. See Pretense, Pretenseful, Pretenseless.

Meaning of Pretences from wikipedia

- false pretences by the Obtaining Money by False Pretences, etc. Act 1757, the provisions of which were embodied in the Larceny Act 1861. The pretence must...
- pretended to, known as an "inescutcheon of pretence". As well as being used by royalty, the inescutcheon of pretence is also used by English aristocratic and...
- Look up pretense in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pretense or pretence may refer to: pretext pretexting (social engineering) "Pretense" (Stargate SG-1)...
- himself as an "anti-poet" on account of his distaste for poetry's pompous pretences. After his recitations, he would say: "Me retracto de todo lo dicho."...
- charges upon them, as shown in the arms of the Swedish Collegium of Arms; in pretence (as a mark of a hereditary claim, usually by right of marriage), bearing...
- Andrew Noren (1943–May 2, 2015) was an American avant-garde filmmaker. Andrew Noren was born 1943 in Santa Fe, New Mexico and grew up in Southern California...
- Establishment of the Government General of Warsaw by Germany Titles in pretence Loss of title Empire abolished — TITULAR — Emperor of Russia 1917 Reason...
- Arindam Chaudhuri is an Indian national best known for his involvement with the now-defunct Indian Institute of Planning and Management, an unaccredited...
- Ellis, was convicted in the same case for obtaining money under false pretences and sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour. List of serial killers...
- individual; numerous literary and fan societies have been founded on this pretence. Avid readers of the Holmes stories helped create the modern practice of...