fraud
- n intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
- n a person who makes deceitful pretenses
- n something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
fraud in fact
- n actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
fraud in law
- n fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
fraud in the factum
- n 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