Ex Rel.

False Pretenses

Conj. abbreviation for Latin ex relatione, meaning “upon being related” or “upon information,” used in the title of a legal proceeding filed by a state attorney general (or the federal department of justice) on behalf of the government, on the instigation of a private person, who needs the state to enforce the rights of himself/herself and the public. for example, the caption would read: the state of tennessee ex rel. archie johnson hardy products.

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