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constructive fraud

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fraud in the factum

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Statute of Frauds: of Distributions

Statute of Frauds: of Distributions. 29 Car. 2, c. 3; 22 & 23 Car. 2, c. 10. See FRAUDS; DISTRIBUTION....

loan fraud purposely giving incorrect information on a loan application in order to better qualify for a loan; may result in civil liability or criminal penalties. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

tax fraud

tax fraud Federal offense of willfully attempting to evade or defeat the payment of taxes due and owing. Source: FindLaw ...

Badge of fraud

Badge of fraud, means a circumstance that the courts generally interpret as a reliable indicator that a party to a transaction was trying to hinder or defraud the other party, such as a transfer in anticipation of litigation, a transaction outside the usual course of business, or a false statement, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 134....

Forgery, fraud

Forgery, fraud, Forgery has its origin in the French word 'Forger', which signifies 'to frame or fashion a thing as the smith doth his work upon the anvil. And it is used in our law for the fraudulent making and publishing of false writings to the prejudice of another man's right (Terms de la Ley) (Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, Fifth Edition Vol. 2). In Webster Comprehensive Dictionary, Internatio-nal Education, 'Forgery' is defined as: 'The act of falsely making or materially altering, was intent to defraud; any writing which, if genuine, might be of legal efficacy or the foundation of a legal liability', Indian Bank v. Satyam Fibres, AIR 1996 SC 2592 (2598): (1996) 5 SCC 550....

Weights and measures

Weights and measures, instruments for reducing the quantity and price of merchandise to a certainty, that there may be the less room for deceit and imposition. See AVOIRDUPOIS; TROY WEIGHT; and METRIC SYSTEM.The adjustment of weights and measures is a prerogative of the Crown, and has from an early date been regulated by statute-the Weights and Measures Act, 1878. The 25th and 26th sections enact that:25. Use or Possession for Use.-Every person who uses or has in his possession for use for trade any weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyard, or weighing machine which is false or unjust, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding 5l., or in the case of a second offence 20l. [as amended by the W. and M. Act, 1889], and any contract, bargain, sale, or dealing made by the same shall be void, and the weight, measure, scale, balance, or steelyard shall be liable to be forfeited.26. Fraud in Use.-Where any fraud is wilfully committed in the using of any weight, measure, scale, balance, steelyar...

Culpa lata dolo 'quiparatur

Culpa lata dolo 'quiparatur.-(Gross negligence is held equivalent to intentional wrong.) In cases of fraud, a grossly negligent omission to ascertain whether a statement is true or not, i.e., an untrue statement made with a reckless disregard of its truth or the revrse is evidence of fraud. See Derry v. Peek, (1889) 14 AC 337, and FRAUD....

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