Braxton-Hicks contraction false labor | painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency |
fraud fraudulence dupery hoax humbug put-on | something intended to deceive, deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage |
pretense pretence pretending simulation feigning | the act of giving a false appearance, his conformity was only pretending |
fraud | intentional deception resulting in injury to another person |
false pretense false pretence | (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation |
perjury bearing false witness lying under oath | criminal offense of making false statements under oath |
mail fraud | use of the mails to defraud someone |
election fraud | misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election |
constructive fraud legal fraud | comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence |
extrinsic fraud collateral fraud | fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial |
fraud in fact positive fraud | actual deceit, concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another |
fraud in law | fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent |
fraud in the factum | fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed, e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract |
fraud in the inducement | fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment, e.g., misleading someone about the true facts |
intrinsic fraud | fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud |
representation | an activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalent |
pictorial representation picturing | visual representation as by photography or painting |
false imprisonment | (law) confinement without legal authority |
false verdict | a manifestly unjust verdict, not true to the evidence |
representation | the act of representing, standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf |
proportional representation | representation of all parties in proportion to their popular vote |
false gavial Tomistoma schlegeli | crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial |
false scorpion pseudoscorpion | small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion |
false saber-toothed tiger | North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene, much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon |
false vampire false vampire bat | any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects |
false bottom | a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) |
false face | a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume |
false teeth | a removable denture |
hairpiece false hair postiche | a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment |
representation | a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something |
guise pretense pretence pretext | an artful or simulated semblance, under the guise of friendship he betrayed them |
pretension pretense pretence | a false or unsupportable quality |
representation | the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
rima vestibuli rima respiratoria false glottis glottis spuria | the opening between the false vocal folds |
symbol symbolization symbolisation symbolic representation | something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible, the eagle is a symbol of the United States |
pretense pretence make-believe | imaginative intellectual play |
fallacy false belief | a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
representation mental representation internal representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image |
concretism concrete representation | a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms |
alias assumed name false name | a name that has been assumed temporarily |
false return | an incorrect income tax return |
representation | a statement of facts and reasons made in appealing or protesting, certain representations were made concerning police brutality |
pretense pretence feigning dissembling | pretending with intention to deceive |
numeration system number system number representation system system of numeration | any notation for the representation of numbers |
positional notation positional representation system | a numeration system in which a real number is represented by an ordered set of characters where the value of a character depends on its position |
fixed-point notation fixed-point representation system | a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention |
floating-point notation floating-point representation system | a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix, in the floating-point representation system, . is represented as .- where - is the exponent |
theatrical performance theatrical representation histrionics | a performance of a play |
representation | a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract, the sales contract contains several representations by the vendor |