legal fraud

Other forms: legal frauds

Definitions of legal fraud
  1. noun
    comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
    synonyms: constructive fraud
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    types:
    fraud in law
    fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
    type of:
    fraud
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
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