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tax fraud
tax fraud Federal offense of willfully attempting to evade or defeat the
fraud
law despite the absence of an intent to deceive because it has the same consequences as an actual fraud would have
Parol evidence
Parol evidence, testimony by the mouth of a witness. It is a general rule that oral evidence cannot be substituted … admissible to defeat a written instrument on the ground of fraud, mistake, etc., or to apply it to its proper subject,
Authority of law
of law' refers to a valid law which means the tax proposed to be levied must be within the legislative competence … law must not be a colorable use of or a fraud upon the legislative power to tax; the law must not
Fraud
design of securing something by taking unfair advantage of another. It is a deception in order to gain by another's loss. … Fraud, a fraud is an act of deliberate deception with the
Deed
to 27 Hen. 8, c. 16, or under the Land Tax Acts, gifts of land to charities under the (English) Mortmain … not necessary before 1926 in cases where the Statute of Frauds (see FRAUDS, STATUTE OF) did not apply. Whether signing was
Deceit
that the defendant has made a false statement, knowing that it was false or without any belief in its truth or … Deceit [fr. deceptio, Lat.], fraud, cheat, craft, or collusion used to deceive and defraud another.
Representation
personal chattels, 'it is a warranty' (or collateral contract), 'provided it appears to have been so intended', Pasley v. Freeman (1789) … is collateral must be in writing under the Statute of Frauds or otherwise, if the principal or written contract is wholly
statute of frauds
unless signed by the party sought to be held to it or by an authorized agent 2 : a defense employing … statute of frauds 1 often cap S&F a : a state law modeled
Trust
for instance, seeking to create a perpetuity, or accumulating annual income be-yond the statutory limits. By the (English) Trustee Act, 1888 … to dispose of it at law. The (English) Statute of Frauds, 29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 7 [reproduced by s.
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