sham marriage
a not real marriage
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Sham marriage network gang jailed
Twenty five people who took part in a sham marriage network based in Leicester have been jailed for a total of 35 years.
Ringleaders Salim Mullan, 50, from Leicester and Ibrahim Umarji, 66, from East Ham, London, admitted helping illegal immigrants enter the country.
(BBC News - 25th January 2005)
Twenty five people who took part in a sham marriage network based in Leicester have been jailed for a total of 35 years.
Ringleaders Salim Mullan, 50, from Leicester and Ibrahim Umarji, 66, from East Ham, London, admitted helping illegal immigrants enter the country.
(BBC News - 25th January 2005)
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sham
adjective
: not genuine; fake
: intended to mislead or deceive
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Synonyms:
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on
sham
noun
1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonyms:
imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
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adjective
: not genuine; fake
: intended to mislead or deceive
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Synonyms:
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on
sham
noun
1: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
2: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonyms:
imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"We investigated the company before doing business with them, it was a sham operation."
