thecrimeof givingfalseinformationto someone,especiallyinorderto makemoney:Sheadmittedfourchargesof making afalserepresentationtoobtaingovernmentbenefits.(Definition offalse representationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffalse representation
false representationSo fraud means afalserepresentationmade (a) knowingly, (b) without belief in its truth, or (c) recklessly.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One suspect was charged with the distribution of afalserepresentationof a controlled dangerous substance.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is not a defense to false pretenses charge that a reasonable person would not have been deceived by thefalserepresentation.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The trap of the present relies onfalserepresentation.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The offence of obtaining property by deception has since been repealed and is now replaced by the offence of fraud byfalserepresentation.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Penalties forfalserepresentationwould have been increased from $500 to $5,000 and from $1,000 to $10,000.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This was, however, afalserepresentationof the family as it was cousins, relatives, and children who owned these houses.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If a person makes a statement about something that he mistakenly believes to be untrue there is nofalserepresentation.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Strong regulation is imposed to curb unfair practices which include among othersfalserepresentation, exaction for hidden charges and double dealing.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Several days earlier, a class action lawsuit had been filed on behalf of customers, claiming failure to perform services andfalserepresentation.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/false-representation##
