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personation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | impersonation |
| Type of | playacting, playing, performing, acting |
| Has types | mimicry, apery |
| Derivation | personate |
personation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | characterization, enactment, portrayal |
| Type of | playing, playacting, acting, performing |
| Has types | theatrical role, character, impression, part, persona, role |
| Derivation | personate |
Examples of personation
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A more subtle technique is personation, in which a person pretends to be someone else.
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He was charged with aggravated false personation of a peace officer and attempted theft.
From the dailyherald.com
Eighteen employees were charged with ID theft, false personation and false documentation.
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Daniel Niederhelman, 21, of Shreveport has been charged with false personation of a peace officer.
From the timesunion.com
Ward is also charged with false personation, a misdemeanor.
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Palacios, 44, of the 1900 block of Illinois Street, was charged with false personation of a government official on Dec.
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Both practices are also referred to as personation.
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Now divorced, Lamb, 34, was convicted of forgery and false personation, and faces up to four years in prison.
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In other serious cases, such as multiple claiming or personation, the inspectors may refer the cases to the Gardai for investigation.
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- Impersonation: imitating the mannerisms of another person
- Portrayal: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- (personate) pose: pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions; "She posed as the Czar's daughter"
- (personate) personify: attribute human qualities to something; "The Greeks personated their gods ridiculous"
- Personation (rather than impersonation) is a term used in politics for the specific kind of voter fraud where an individual votes in an election, whilst pretending to be a different elector.
- (Personating) In satire, truthiness is a "truth" that a person claims to know intuitively "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts.
- (Personate) Applied to a bilabiate corolla having a prominent palate almost or entirely closing the throat.
- The offence of impersonating someone else in order to use their vote.
