false pretense

NOUN
14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH F

false pretense is a valid 14-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4A1L1S1E1P3R1E1T1E1N1S1E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does false pretense mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation.