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  • 111defraud — de·fraud /di frȯd/ vt: to deprive of something by fraud de·fraud·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defraud …

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  • 112Derry v Peek — (1889) LR 14 App Cas 337 is a case in English law on the tort of deceit. The House of Lords determined there was no general duty to use ‘care and skill’ in the context of issuing a prospectus to refrain from making misstatements. Contents 1 Facts …

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  • 113Mark Hofmann — For the character in the Saw film series, see Mark Hoffman. Mark William Hofmann (born December 7, 1954) is an American counterfeiter, forger and convicted murderer. Widely regarded as one of the most accomplished forgers in history, Hofmann is… …

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  • 114No Comment (Front 242 album) — No Comment Studio album by Front 242 Released 1984 …

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  • 115deception — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Misrepresentation Nouns 1. (act of deceiving) deception, deceptiveness; falseness, falsehood, untruth; imposition, imposture, misinformation, disinformation; fraud, fraudulence, deceit, deceitfulness,… …

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  • 116imposture — imposture, cheat, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, deceit, deception, counterfeit all mean something which pretends to be one thing in its nature, character, or quality but is really another. Imposture applies not only to an object but to an act or… …

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  • 117del-1 —     del 1     English meaning: to put by; to count, tell     Deutsche Übersetzung: “zielen, berechnen, nachstellen”, also “listig schädigen” and “zählen, erzählen”     Material: Perhaps Arm. toɫ “line, row”, toɫem “ line up “; Gk. δόλος “artifice …

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  • 118Deception — De*cep tion, n. [F. d[ e]ception, L. deceptio, fr. decipere, deceptum. See {Deceive}.] 1. The act of deceiving or misleading. South. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being deceived or misled. [1913 Webster] There is one thing relating either to the …

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  • 119Lie — For other uses, see Lie (disambiguation) A lie (also called prevarication, falsehood) is a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement, especially with the intention to deceive others. To lie is to state something with disregard to… …

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  • 120False pretenses — For the films, see False Pretenses (film). Criminal law …

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