名詞 false pretence:

1. (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
   同義詞：false pretense, false pretence

1. Could he be arrested now that he was on British territory? What would the charge be? Obtaining money on false pretences perhaps or some obscurer charge heard in camera under the Official Secrets Act.
   既然是在英國領土上，他可能被捕嗎？什么罪名呢？也許是說謊騙錢，或者是根據(jù)“公務員保密條例”竊聽到的某種莫名其妙的罪名。