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story — noun 1 account of events/people, true or invented ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ plausible ▪ false, made up ▪ She told the police a false story about being attacked. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
False Decretals — • A name given to certain apocryphal papal letters contained in a collection of canon laws composed about the middle of the ninth century by an author who uses the pseudonym of Isidore Mercator, in the opening preface to the collection Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
false — W3S3 [fo:ls US fo:ls] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(untrue)¦ 2¦(wrong)¦ 3¦(not real)¦ 4¦(not sincere)¦ 5 false economy 6 under false pretences 7 false move/step 8 false imprisonment/arrest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 900 1000; : Latin; … Dictionary of contemporary English
False light — is a legal term that refers to a tort concerning privacy that is similar to the tort of defamation. The privacy laws in the United States include a non public person s right to privacy from publicity which puts them in a false light to the… … Wikipedia
False advertising — or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use… … Wikipedia
False Creek — is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856 63. Science World is located at its eastern end and the Burrard Street… … Wikipedia
False brinelling — is damage caused by fretting corrosion that causes imprints that look similar to brinelling, but are caused by a different mechanism.The basic cause of false brinelling is that lubricant is pushed out of a loaded region. Without lubricant, wear… … Wikipedia
False Dawn (Kipling story) — False Dawn is a short story by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in the first Indian edition of Plain Tales from the Hills in 1888, and in subsequent editions of that collection. The story is set on an unnamed station , or one of the posts… … Wikipedia
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 Start (band) — False Start are a Powerpop / Rock / Gothic band from Auckland, New Zealand that formed in the winter of 2005. They are currently signed to Deadboy Records/Universal. History False Start released their first single Don’t Walk Away from the EP… … Wikipedia
