confidence game

confidence game
n.
A swindle in which a swindler earns the trust of the victim and then takes advantage of it to cheat the victim out of money; informally called a con game or simply con.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


confidence game
A swindle in which the perpetrator obtains money by gaining the victim's trust.
Category: Criminal Law
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


confidence game
n. An intentional misrepresentation of past or present facts in order to gain a person's trust so that she will transfer money or property to the individual making the misrepresentation. Also called con game.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

confidence game
n.
   the obtaining of money from others through trick or swindle, generally by gaining the victim's trust and confidence.
   See also: swindle

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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