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1 Fraud -- rank: 1000

Fraud definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary FRAUD, n. [L. fraus.] Deceit; deception; trick; artifice by which the ... a lover's toil attends, who asks if force or fraud obtained his ends. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player] 3: something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on] Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Middle English fraude, from Anglo-French, from Latin fraud-, fraus Date: 14th century 1. a. deceit, trickery; specifically ...

2 constructive fraud -- rank: 938

constructive fraud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: comprises all ... equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence [syn: constructive fraud, legal fraud] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fraud Fraud (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob ... If success a lover's toil attends, Few ask, if fraud or force attained his ends. --Pope. 2. (Law) An ...

3 Pious fraud -- rank: 915

Pious fraud definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fraud Fraud (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob ... If success a lover's toil attends, Few ask, if fraud or force attained his ends. --Pope. 2. (Law) An intentional ... or snare. [Obs.] To draw the proud King Ahab into fraud. --Milton. Constructive fraud (Law), an act, statement, or omission which operates as ...

4 fraud squad -- rank: 856

fraud squad definitions Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (fraud squads) The fraud squad is a part of a police force whose job is to investigate crimes involving fraud. N-COUNT: oft N n

5 extrinsic fraud -- rank: 856

extrinsic fraud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from ... a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial [syn: extrinsic fraud, collateral fraud]

6 collateral fraud -- rank: 856

collateral fraud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from ... a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial [syn: extrinsic fraud, collateral fraud]

7 intrinsic fraud -- rank: 842

intrinsic fraud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or ... jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud

8 positive fraud -- rank: 842

positive fraud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: actual deceit ... with an evil intent to cause injury to another [syn: fraud in fact, positive fraud]

9 Yazoo Fraud -- rank: 842

Yazoo Fraud definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Yazoo Fraud Yaz"oo Fraud (U. S. Hist.) The grant by the State of Georgia ...

10 legal fraud -- rank: 842

legal fraud definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: comprises all ... equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence [syn: constructive fraud, legal fraud]

11 fraud in fact -- rank: 842

fraud in fact definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1 ... with an evil intent to cause injury to another [syn: fraud in fact, positive fraud]

12 fraud in law -- rank: 828

fraud in law definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who ...

13 fraud in the inducement -- rank: 828

fraud in the inducement definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or ...

14 wire fraud -- rank: 828

wire fraud definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1976 fraud committed using a means of electronic communication (as a telephone ...

15 fraud in the factum -- rank: 828

fraud in the factum definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to ...