Confidence Trick - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Confidence trick. Where A. persuaded B. by a trick to deposit money or property with A. or a third party in order to show that B. trusts A. or the third party. Usually a preliminary to some joint but fictitious undertaking promising enormous bene-fits to B. Where the possession of money or goods is obtained under a contract induced by fraud, the person so fradulently obtaining possession may be convicted of larceny. In order to reduce the taking under such circumstances from larceny to fraud the transaction must be incomplete. The term 'confidence trick' is also familiarly applied to other cases, of which there are many examples. See R. v. Russett, (1892) 2 QB 312, in which the prisoner purported to sell a horse for 23l., and required the buyer to pay 8l. forthwith and the balance on delivery of the horse, but never in fact delivered the horse or intended to do so, R. v. Buckmaster, (1887) 20 QBD 182, 'welching' on a racecourse....
Confide
To put faith in to repose confidence to trust usually followed by in as the prince confides in his ministers...
larceny by trick
larceny by trick see larceny ...
Confidant
One to whom secrets especially those relating to affairs of love are confided or intrusted a confidential or bosom friend...
Confidence
The act of confiding trusting or putting faith in trust reliance belief formerly followed by of now commonly by in...
Confident
See Confidant...
Confidently
With confidence with strong assurance positively...
Confidentness
The quality of being confident...
Confider
One who confides...
Confiding
That confides trustful unsuspicious...
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