Legal Definitions - false personation

Definition: False personation is when someone pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others. This is also known as false impersonation.

Example: If someone uses another person's name and identification to open a bank account or apply for a job, they are committing false personation.

Another example of false personation is when someone pretends to be a police officer or a government official in order to gain access to personal information or to intimidate others.

These examples illustrate how false personation involves intentionally deceiving others by pretending to be someone else. It is a form of identity theft and can have serious consequences.