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legal fraud — Often regarded as synonymous with constructive fraud. Precisely, actual fraud, that is, fraud of which the law will take cognizance as a cause of action or foundation of a defense. Fraud without damage, or damage without fraud gives no cause of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
legal fraud — noun comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence • Syn: ↑constructive fraud • Hypernyms: ↑fraud • Hyponyms: ↑fraud in law * * * noun : constructive or equitable fraud for… … Useful english dictionary
fraud — n [Latin fraud fraus] 1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage; specif: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with… … Law dictionary
fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct … Black's law dictionary
fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct … Black's law dictionary
fraud — Deceit, deception, artifice, or trickery operating prejudicially on the rights of another, and so intended, by inducing him to part with property or surrender some legal right. 23 Am J2d Fraud § 2. Anything calculated to deceive another to his… … Ballentine's law dictionary
legal — 1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law; of or pertaining to the law; lawful. Freeman v. Fowler Packing Co., 135 Kan. 378, 11 P.2d 276, 277. See… … Black's law dictionary
legal — 1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law; of or pertaining to the law; lawful. Freeman v. Fowler Packing Co., 135 Kan. 378, 11 P.2d 276, 277. See… … Black's law dictionary
fraud in law — noun fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent • Hypernyms: ↑constructive fraud, ↑legal fraud … Useful english dictionary
fraud in the inducement — see fraud Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. fraud in the inducement … Law dictionary
