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false — [fɔːls ǁ fɒːls] adjective 1. not true or real, but intended to look real in order to deceive people: • false and misleading advertisements • Firms issuing false certificates might be subject to lawsuits. 2. a false economy something that you… … Financial and business terms
False balance — is a term used to describe a perceived or real media bias, where journalists present an issue as being more balanced between opposing viewpoints than the evidence actually supports. Journalists may present evidence and arguments out of proportion … Wikipedia
false — adj 1: not genuine, authentic, or legitimate compare counterfeit 2 a: not true or correct; esp: intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect injured by false accusations b: intended to mislead or deceive: decept … Law dictionary
false advertising — false ad·ver·tis·ing n: the crime or tort of publishing, broadcasting, or otherwise publicly distributing an advertisement that contains an untrue, misleading, or deceptive representation or statement which was made knowingly or recklessly and… … Law dictionary
false representation — ˌfalse represenˈtation noun [countable, uncountable] LAW the crime of obtaining money from someone by deceiving them, especially by pretending that something is true when it is not; = FRAUD: • If an advertising campaign violates the law, the… … Financial and business terms
false accounting — false ac counting noun uncount BRITISH the crime of deliberately giving false information in a company s accounts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
false accounting — UK US noun [uncountable] business british the crime of deliberately giving false information in a company’s accounts Thesaurus: accounts, accountancy and accountantshypernym crimes in finance and businesshyponym types of tax and taxationhyponym … Useful english dictionary
information — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, correct, precise ▪ authoritative, credible, reliable ▪ erroneous, false, inaccurate … Collocations dictionary
false — [[t]fɔ͟ːls[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ If something is false, it is incorrect, untrue, or mistaken. It was quite clear the President was being given false information by those around him... You do not know whether what you re told is true or false... His… … English dictionary
false — 01. He was arrested for giving [false] information on his application for a passport. 02. I was [falsely] accused of cheating on the test by my stupid teacher. 03. A group of men have been arrested by immigration authorities for [falsifying]… … Grammatical examples in English
