false pretense vs misdemeanor

false pretense and misdemeanor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
false pretense	Yes	No	No	No
misdemeanor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, misdemeanor is a hypernym of false pretense; that is, misdemeanor is a word with a broader meaning than false pretense:

false pretense: (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
misdemeanor: a crime less serious than a felony

Other hypernyms of false pretense include infraction, infringement, misdemeanour, violation.

false pretense (noun)	misdemeanor (noun)
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation	a crime less serious than a felony