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deception

deception 1 : an act of deceiving 2 : something that deceives : deceit

fraud

see also misrepresentation NOTE: A tort action based on fraud is also referred to as an action of deceit. actual fraud : fraud committed with the actual intent to deceive and thereby injure another called also fraud

Dolus et fraus una in parte sanari debent

Dolus et fraus una in parte sanari debent [Lat.], Deceit and fraud should always be remedied.

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Rule 10b-5

rule adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in furtherance of the Securities Exchange Act that outlaws fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, and manipulation in securities dealing in broad terms

Bona fide

In or with good faith without fraud or deceit real or really actual or actually genuine or genuinely as you must proceed bona fide a bona fide

Collusion

A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose a playing into each others hands deceit fraud cunning

Culpa

Negligence or fault as distinguishable from dolus deceit fraud which implies intent culpa being imputable to defect of intellect dolus to defect of heart

Deceitful

Full of or characterized by deceit serving to mislead or insnare trickish fraudulent cheating insincere

False

Uttering falsehood unveracious given to deceit dishnest as a false witness

inveigle

inveigle in·vei·gled in·vei·gling : to lure by false representations or other deceit [whoever unlawfully…s, decoys, kidnaps, abducts, or carries away and holds for ransom or reward or otherwise any person…shall

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