Any form of deceit, trickery, breach of confidence or misrepresentation by which one party attempts to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage over another. Unlike negligence,' fraud' is a deceitful practice or material misstatement of a material fact, known to be false, and done with intent to deceive, or with reckless indifference as to its truth, and relied on by the injured party to his or her damage.
Barry Goldsmith
| APA | Barry Goldsmith. (2010). fraud. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/fraud/definitions/1154522 |
| Chicago | Barry Goldsmith. 2010. "fraud" http://smartdefine.org/fraud/definitions/1154522 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
| Harvard | Barry Goldsmith 2010, fraud, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/fraud/definitions/1154522>. |
| MLA | Barry Goldsmith. "fraud" 21 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/fraud/definitions/1154522> |