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Pitfall

A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men a trap of any kind

Janus faced

Double faced deceitful

Cheats

Cheats, deceitful practices, in defrauding on endeavouring to defraud another of his known rights, by means of some artful device,

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Hollow hearted

Insincere deceitful not sound and true having a cavity or decayed spot within

Patchingly

Knavishly deceitfully

Loopie

Deceitful cunning sly

Passing off

has established for himself in a particular trade or business. The action is regarded as an action for deceit. The tort of passing-off involves a misrepresentation made by a trader to his prospective customers calculated to injure,

Defraud

Defraud, the expression 'defraud' involves two elements, namely, deceit and injury to the person deceived. Injury is something other than economic loss that is, deprivation of property,

Fraud

A term used in a variety of meanings. At Common Law, fraud is actionable under the heading of deceit (q.v.). A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or con-cealment of a material fact to induce another to act

Directors

liability for which see Larceny Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 96), ss. 81 et seq., and DECEIT. Public companies registered after October 31st, 1929, must have at least two directors. A private company, however, need

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