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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] fraude, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] fraud-, fraus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : [[deceit]], trickery; specifically : [[intentional]] [[perversion]] of [[truth]] in order to induce another to part with something of [[value]] or to surrender a [[legal]] right
:b : an [[act]] of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
*2 a : a [[person]] who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor; also : one who defrauds : cheat
:b : one that is not what it seems or is [[represented]] to be
==Description==
In the broadest sense, a [[fraud]] is an [[intentional]] [[deception]] made for [[personal]] gain or to damage another [[individual]]; the related adjective is fraudulent.
The specific [[legal]] definition varies by legal [[jurisdiction]]. Fraud is a [[crime]], and also a civil law violation. Defrauding people or [[entities]] of [[money]] or valuables is a common [[purpose]] of fraud, but there have also been fraudulent "[[discoveries]]", e.g. in [[science]], to gain [[prestige]] rather than [[immediate]] monetary gain.
A hoax also involves [[deception]], but without the [[intention]] of gain, or of damaging or depriving the [[victim]]; the intention is often [[humor]]ous.
[[Category: Law]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] fraude, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] fraud-, fraus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century]
==Definitions==
*1 a : [[deceit]], trickery; specifically : [[intentional]] [[perversion]] of [[truth]] in order to induce another to part with something of [[value]] or to surrender a [[legal]] right
:b : an [[act]] of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
*2 a : a [[person]] who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor; also : one who defrauds : cheat
:b : one that is not what it seems or is [[represented]] to be
==Description==
In the broadest sense, a [[fraud]] is an [[intentional]] [[deception]] made for [[personal]] gain or to damage another [[individual]]; the related adjective is fraudulent.
The specific [[legal]] definition varies by legal [[jurisdiction]]. Fraud is a [[crime]], and also a civil law violation. Defrauding people or [[entities]] of [[money]] or valuables is a common [[purpose]] of fraud, but there have also been fraudulent "[[discoveries]]", e.g. in [[science]], to gain [[prestige]] rather than [[immediate]] monetary gain.
A hoax also involves [[deception]], but without the [[intention]] of gain, or of damaging or depriving the [[victim]]; the intention is often [[humor]]ous.
[[Category: Law]]
