Pretences in a sentence

Ajudua, is standing trial on a 12-count amended charge of conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, obtaining money by false pretences, uttering forged document and forgery, among other charges.

Andrew Bridgen accused the of kicking him out "under false pretences" and said he will stand again at the next election.

Based on the film starring Jack Black, the musical focuses on a down-on-his-luck rocker who (under false pretences) turns his class of students into a rock band.

She appeared at Dorset Assizes as Louisa Annie Grimes charged with obtaining goods under false pretences and was sentenced to four months’ hard labour.

Since then, he has had to put up with facing attempts to be deported on false pretences in 2005.

Sophia and 20 year-old Fanny Goodchild were both accused of obtaining, by false pretences, a threepenny loaf of bread from a shop in Church Street, Whitby in October 1872.

Charged with defrauding by false pretences, Duku in the company of his lawyer, pleaded not guilty.

Evrard is facing a charge of defrauding by false pretences.

Later, Billy is unsettled to find Jade having tea with Dawn under 'false' pretences.

Ontario has appealed a judge's decision to strike down as unconstitutional parts of a controversial Ontario agriculture law that made it illegal to get a job on a farm under false pretences to expose conditions inside.

Preliminary findings revealed that Adebayo had deliberately lured Awesu Mojisola to Ilorin under false pretences, booking a hotel room at around 1800 hours with no intention of hosting a party.

Ramirez faced multiple counts of fraud, including obtaining money under false pretences and theft.

The suspect, Sadashiv Baijnath Kadam, masqueraded as a high-ranking officer in the Railway Police Force (RPF) and cultivated a relationship with the victim, ultimately convincing her to part with ₹8 lakh under false pretences.

Amadi was alleged to have obtained the sum of N2.9 billion belonging to Eunisell under false pretences with intent to defraud the company.

Dr Opuni and Mr Agongo are facing 27 charges, including defrauding by false pretences, wilfully causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, corruption by public officer and contravention of the Public Procurement Act.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Section 287 stipulates a three-year jail term for the offence of stealing while 314 carries 15 years for obtaining by false pretences.

And we both pretended to believe each other’s pretences.

But he said penalties for unsafe contracting work can range from regulatory service violations to fraud charges for representing skills under false pretences.

TWO women, Rassine Bassey, 28 and Rofiyat Shola, 42, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly obtaining gold, jewellery and watch worth N30 million from a man under false pretences.

On Royal Bank, he said non performing loans were high, whiles Sovereign Bank obtained its license by false pretences through the use of suspicious and non-existent capital.