Fraud is both a civil tort and criminal wrong. In civil litigation , allegations of fraud might be based on a misrepresentation of fact that was either intentional or negligent .

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or …

2014年12月1日 · Fraud takes place when a person deliberately practices deception in order to gain something unlawfully or unfairly. In most states, the act of fraud can be classified as …

Fraud is generally defined in the law as an intentional misrepresentation of material existing fact made by one person to another with knowledge of its falsity and for the purpose of inducing …

Legal definition for FRAUD: An intentional misrepresentation to deceive another into surrendering money or other items of value. Fraud consists of some deceitful practice or willful device, …

Find the legal definition of FRAUD from Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition. Fraud consists of some deceitful practice or willful device, resorted to withintent to deprive another of his right, or …

Fraud is an independent criminal offense, but it also appears in different contexts as the means used to gain a legal advantage or accomplish a specific crime. For example, it is fraud for a …

Fraud is the deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right, involving a wide array of criminal activities and civil offences including but not limited to …

fraud. n. the intentional use of deceit, a trick or some dishonest means to deprive another of his/her/its money, property or a legal right.

Actions or words (including failure to act or remaining silent) designed to trick or deceive a person into giving something of value, whether money, property or legal rights, to another.