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fraud

or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and with the intent to deceive another and that

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reckless disregard of the truth

reckless disregard of the truth or reckless disregard for the truth 1 : disregard of the truth or falsity of a defamatory statement by a person who is highly aware of its probable falsity or entertains serious

Reckless disregard of the truth

another (as a Magistrate), State v. O'Neil, 879 p. 2d 950 (1994). Means disregard of the truth or falsity of a defamatory statement by a person who is highly aware of its probable falsity or entertains serious

Reckless disregard of the truth or reckless dis-regard for the truth

Reckless disregard of the truth or reckless dis-regard for the truth, means disregard of the truth or falsity of a defamatory statement by a person who is highly aware of its probable falsity or entertains serious

knowledge

of narcotics on his property] per·son·al knowledge : direct knowledge of a matter or of the truth or falsity of an allegation [a witness may not testify to a matter unless evidence is introduced sufficient to support

Falsehood

Want of truth or accuracy an untrue assertion or representation error misrepresentation falsity

Falsism

That which is evidently false an assertion or statement the falsity of which is plainly apparent opposed to truism

Judicial discretion

thus defined by Coke, in Rooke's case, 40 Eliz.: 'Discretion is a science of understanding, to discern between falsity and truth, between wrong and right, between shadows and substance, between equity and colourable glosses and pretences, and

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