impersonation n. 模仿；假装；冒名顶替 指装扮他人，或假冒或试图假冒某一特定的人(如以他人名义投票或使用他人信用卡)，或有某种权力或资格的人(如假冒警察或医生)。此类行为若为非法目的，其本身即为犯罪；它也常是许多犯罪及某些假权行为的构成要件之一。该词亦称为personation, false impersonation, false personation。尽管该词与false连用可将非法假冒〔unlawful impersonation〕与合法装扮〔lawful impersonation〕区别开来，但在法律语境中论及impersonation时多与违法行为相关，即使缺省了形容词亦如此。上述四词中，impersonation最为常用，且最可能用指非罪行为。在刑事领域，false personation次常用，personation和false impersonation较少用。
impersonation. The act of impersonating someone. — Also termed personation. false impersonation. The crime of falsely representing oneself as another person, usu. a law-enforcement officer, for the purpose of deceiving someone. See 18 USCA §§ 912–917. — Also termed false personation. [Cases: False Personation 1.]
false impersonation 假冒他人名义(罪) 指以欺骗他人并取得一定利益为目的，或以享有他人的权利或特权为目的，或以使他人承担某种费用、支出或责任为目的，而冒用他人名义行事的犯罪行为。(=false personation)
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The crime of falsely representing oneself as another person, usu. a law-enforcement officer, for the purpose of deceiving someone. See 18 USCA §§ 912–917. — Also termed false personation. [Cases: False Personation 1.]
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