"Fraud" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
Fraud consists of some deceit-ful practice or willful device, resorted to with inteut to deprive auother of hls right, or in some manner to do him an injury. As dis-tinguisbed from negligence, it ls always posi-tive, intentional. Maher v. Hibernia Ins. Co., 67 N. Y. 292; Alexander v. Church, 53 Conn. 561, 4 Atl. 103; Studer v. Bleisteln. 115 N. Y. 316, 22 N. E. 243, 7 L. R. A. 702; Moore v. Crawford, 130 U. S. 122, 9 Sup. Ct. 447, 32 L. Ed. 878; Fechbeiiner v. Baum (C. C.) 37 Fed. 167; TJ. S. v. Beach (D. C.) 71 Fed. 160; Gardner v. Heartt, 3 Denio (N. Y.) 232; Mon
An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of
obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.
Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an
unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest
of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.
A trap or snare.
A trap, like a goodstory, needs to hint at greater things without revealing themuntil the prey is snared.
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