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False Claims Act.A federal statute establishing civil and criminal penalties against persons who bill the government falsely, deliver less to the government than represented, or use a fake record to decrease an obligation to the government. 18 USCA §§ 286–287; 31 USCA §§ 3729–3733. • The Act may be enforced either by the attorney general…

false claim. An assertion or statement that is untrue; esp., overbilling.[Blacks Law 8th]

false character.Hist. The crime of impersonating a servant’s master or mistress. See IMPOSTOR.[Blacks Law 8th]

false check.See bad check under CHECK.[Blacks Law 8th]

false-association claim.Intellectual property. A claim based on the wrongful use of a distinctive name, mark, trade dress, or other device to misrepresent sponsorship, origin of goods or services, or affiliation. • The power to assert a false-association claim is not limited to trademark registrants. Any person who claims an injury caused by deceptive use of…

false arrest.See ARREST.[Blacks Law 8th]

false answer.See ANSWER(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

false advertising,n. 1. The tortious and sometimes criminal act of distributing an advertisement that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading; esp., under the Lanham Trademark Act, an advertising statement that tends to mislead consumers about the characteristics, quality, or geographic origin of one’s own or someone else’s goods, services, or commercial activity. • Under 43(a) of…

false action.See FEIGNED ACTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

false,adj.1. Untrue <a false statement>.2. Deceitful; lying <a false witness>.3. Not genuine; inauthentic <false coinage>. • What is false can be so by intent, by accident, or by mistake. false,vb.1.Scots law. To make or prove false. 2.Archaic. FALSIFY(1).[Blacks Law 8th]