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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus go
activity that transgresses moral or civil law

transgression, evildoing go
the act of transgressing

crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking go
(criminal law) an act punishable by law

fraud
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

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11 Subcategories

barratry go
(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo
identity theft go
the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
mail fraud go
use of the mails to defraud someone
election fraud go
misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
constructive fraud, legal fraud go
comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
extrinsic fraud, collateral fraud go
fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
fraud in fact, positive fraud go
actual deceit
fraud in the factum go
fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed
fraud in the inducement go
fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment
intrinsic fraud go
fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud
cheat, swindle, rig go
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme