impersonation

  • 1impersonation — im·per·so·na·tion /im ˌpər sə nā shən/ n: the act or an instance of impersonating another; also: the crime of impersonation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. impersonation …

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  • 2Impersonation — Im*per son*a tion, Impersonification Im per*son i*fi*ca tion, n. The act of impersonating; personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3impersonation — (n.) 1800, personification; 1825 as an acting of a part or character; noun of action from IMPERSONATE (Cf. impersonate) (v.) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4impersonation — UK [ɪmˌpɜː(r)s(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪmˌpɜrs(ə)nˈeɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms impersonation : singular impersonation plural impersonations 1) [countable/uncountable] the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh Bill does a great… …

    English dictionary

  • 5impersonation — n. to do an impersonation * * * [ɪmˌpɜːsə neɪʃ(ə)n] to do an impersonation …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 6impersonation — im|per|son|a|tion [ ım,pɜrsn eıʃn ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the act of impersonating someone in order to make people laugh: Bill does a great impersonation of the President. 2. ) uncount the act of pretending to be someone else in order to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 7impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8impersonation — False impersonation is representing oneself to be a public officer or employee or a person licensed to practice or engage in any profession or vocation for which a license is required by state law with knowledge that such representation is false …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 9impersonation — impersonate ► VERB ▪ pretend to be (another person) for entertainment or fraud. DERIVATIVES impersonation noun impersonator noun. ORIGIN from IN (Cf. ↑in ) + Latin persona person …

    English terms dictionary

  • 10impersonation — noun see impersonate …

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