fraud. (law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics. Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain. The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

Is Defraudment a word?

n. 1. Privation by fraud; defrauding.

Is defrauding a crime?

Penal Code 537 PC defines the crime of defrauding an innkeeper as the use of fraud to obtain goods or services from a business without paying for it. The offense can be charged as a misdemeanor petty theft or a felony grand theft and carries a maximum sentence of up to 3 years in jail.

Is intent to defraud illegal?

(d) (1) Every person who, with the intent to defraud, sells, transfers, or conveys the personal identifying information, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 530.55, of another person is guilty of a public offense, and upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by a fine, by imprisonment in a county jail not to …

How do you prove Consraracy to defraud?

An offence of conspiracy to defraud requires proof of an agreement between two or more persons dishonestly to prejudice the rights of another.