English > fraud: 3 senses > noun 1, actMeaning | Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person. |
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Narrower | barratry | (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo |
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constructive fraud, legal fraud | Comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence |
election fraud | Misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election |
extrinsic fraud, collateral fraud | fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial |
fraud in fact, positive fraud | Actual deceit |
fraud in the factum | fraud / fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed |
fraud in the inducement | fraud / fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment |
identity theft | The co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge |
intrinsic fraud | fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud |
mail fraud | Use of the mails to defraud someone |
swindle, cheat, rig | The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme |
Broader | crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law |
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Spanish | fraude |
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Catalan | frau |
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