#fraud intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
supertype: #law-breaking__lawbreaking__crime an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
subtype: #mail_fraud use of the mails to defraud someone
subtype: #election_fraud misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
subtype: #constructive_fraud__legal_fraud__legalfraud comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
subtype: #fraud_in_law fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
subtype: #extrinsic_fraud__extrinsicfraud__collateral_fraud fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
subtype: #fraud_in_fact__positive_fraud actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
subtype: #fraud_in_the_factum fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract
subtype: #fraud_in_the_inducement fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts
subtype: #intrinsic_fraud__intrinsicfraud 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
subtype: #swindle__cheat the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme: "that book is a fraud"
subtype: #scam__cozenage a fraudulent business scheme
subtype: #bunco_game__buncogame__bunco__bunko__bunko_game__bunkogame__confidence_trick__confidence_game__con_game__congame__gyp__hustle__sting__flimflam a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
subtype: #holdout the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
subtype: #swiz British
subtype: #shell_game__shellgame__thimblerig a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under
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