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  • 21false colours — /fɔls ˈkʌləz/ (say fawls kuluhz) plural noun 1. the flag of another country. 2. deceptive appearance; pretence. –phrase 3. fly (or sail under) false colours, a. (of a ship) to display, for purposes of deception, the flag of another country. b. to …

  • 22pretence — pre·tence || prɪː tens / prɪtens n. feigning, pretending; false show, false appearance; pretending, make believe; claim, assertion …

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  • 23pretence — n. [Written also Pretense.] 1. Show (to conceal a thing to be done), false appearance, seeming, semblance, mask, cloak, color, simulation, affectation. 2. Subterfuge, excuse, pretext, fabrication. 3. Assumption, claim to notice. 4. Pretension,… …

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  • 24fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with… …

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  • 25Epistle to the Colossians —     Epistle to the Colossians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Colossians     One of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians. That …

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  • 262011 Libyan civil war — For more details on this topic, see Timeline of the 2011 Libyan civil war. 2011 Libyan civil war Part of the Arab Spring …

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  • 27Saif al-Islam Gaddafi — For his younger brother, see Saif al Arab Gaddafi. Saif al Islam Gaddafi سيف الإسلام معمر القذافي [[file …

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  • 28affectation — n. Pretension, airs, affectedness, mannerism, assumed manners, affected manner, pretence, false pretence, artificiality, unnaturalness, stiffness, finical air, mincingness, foppery …

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  • 29infringement — noun 1. an act that disregards an agreement or a right he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment • Syn: ↑violation • Derivationally related forms: ↑infringe, ↑violate (for: ↑violation) …

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  • 30misdemeanor — noun a crime less serious than a felony (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑misdemeanour, ↑infraction, ↑violation, ↑infringement • Derivationally related forms: ↑infringe (for: ↑ …

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