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Impersonate

impersonate vt

-at·ed
-at·ing
: to assume (another's or a fictitious identity) without authority and with fraudulent intent [ a police officer] [impersonated a public servant by saying he was from the water department]
im·per·son·a·tor [-nā-tər]
n



Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.

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