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AnnulmentsSpiritual CourtEyes of GodSanctity of MarriageLoveHopeFaithMaking your bed and lay in itfake1adjectivenot genuine; counterfeit."fake designer clothing"Similar:forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessphoneypirateknockoffrip-offdupeforgedfraudulentfalsebogusspuriouspseudoworthlessinvaliddudartificialsyntheticsimulatedreplicaersatzplasticman-mademockso-calledpretendfakeyOpposite:genuinenouna thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham."the painting was a fake"Similar:forgerycounterfeitcopyshamfraudhoaximitationmock-updummyreproductionlookalikelikenessphoneypirateknockoffrip-offdupeverbforge or counterfeit (something)."the woman faked her spouse's signature"Annulling a marriage for God" means that a religious institution, like the Catholic Church, is declaring that a marriage was never considered valid in the eyes of God due to a significant impediment present at the time of the wedding, essentially stating that the union was not a true sacrament because it lacked the necessary elements for a valid marriage according to their religious doctrine; this is often referred to as a "declaration of nullity" and is distinct from a civil divorce which dissolves a legally recognized marriageFalse pretense is a crime that involves: Making false representations about a past or present fact Intending to defraud someone Obtaining ownership of another person's property False pretense is also known as: Theft by false pretenses and Larceny by false pretenses. False pretense differs from larceny by trick because the defendant obtains title to the victim's property, not just possession