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Constructive Fraud

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Constructive fraud, a court of equity will set aside a transaction entered into as the result of conduct which, though not amounting to actual fraud or deceit, is contrary to good conscience. Such conduct, which is described as 'constructive fraud', Nocton v. Lord Ashburton, 1914 AC 932.

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