单词 | fraud |
释义 | fraud fraud in criminal law, the achievement of a practical result by false pretence. Nondisclosure, where a duty to disclose exists, may be suf- ficient. There is no need to make pecuniary profit out of the pretence– a definite practical result is sufficient. In Scotland, the DELICT of making a false representation of fact with- out belief in its truth, intending that the person to whom it is made should act in reliance thereon, causing a consequent loss. Essentially very similar to the English tort of DECEIT. |
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