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  • 21false */*/ — UK [fɔːls] / US [fɔls] adjective Word forms false : adjective false comparative falser superlative falsest Other ways of saying false: imitation made to look like something else, usually something more expensive: imitation leather artificial made …

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  • 22False economy — A false economy refers to an action which saves money at the beginning but which, over a longer period of time, results in more money being wasted than being saved. For example, if a city government decided to purchase the least expensive… …

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  • 23False document — A false document is a literary technique employed to create verisimilitude in a work of fiction. By inventing and inserting documents that appear to be factual, an author tries to create a sense of authenticity beyond the normal and expected… …

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  • 24False Claims Act — The False Claims Act (usc|31|3729|3733, also called the Lincoln Law ) is an American federal law which allows people who are not affiliated with the government to file actions against federal contractors claiming fraud against the government. The …

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  • 25false — falsely, adv. falseness, n. /fawls/, adj., falser, falsest, adv. adj. 1. not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement. 2. uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness. 3. not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend. 4.… …

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  • 26false — [[t]fɔls[/t]] adj. fals•er, fals•est, adv. 1) not true or correct; erroneous; wrong: a false statement[/ex] 2) uttering or declaring what is untrue; lying: a false witness[/ex] 3) not faithful or loyal; treacherous; hypocritical: a false… …

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  • 27false pretenses — Illegally obtaining money, goods, or merchandise from another by fraud or misrepresentation. As a statutory crime, although defined in slightly different ways in the various jurisdictions, consists generally of these elements: (1) an intent to… …

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  • 28false pretenses — Illegally obtaining money, goods, or merchandise from another by fraud or misrepresentation. As a statutory crime, although defined in slightly different ways in the various jurisdictions, consists generally of these elements: (1) an intent to… …

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  • 29false*/*/ — [fɔːls] adj 1) not true Ant: true The report was dismissed as totally false.[/ex] a false statement/claim/accusation[/ex] 2) based on a mistake or on wrong information a false impression/belief/hope[/ex] 3) made to look like something real Syn:… …

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  • 30Money illusion — In economics, money illusion refers to the tendency of people to think of currency in nominal, rather than real, terms. In other words, the numerical/face value (nominal value) of money is mistaken for its purchasing power (real value). This is… …

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