ETYM Old Fren. deceit, desçait, decept (cf. deceite, deçoite), from Latin deceptus deception, from decipere. Related to Deceive.
1. An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe what is false; a contrivance to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud.
2. Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of deceit; SYN. Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity. + prikaži više

ETYM French fraude, Latin fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dhűrv to injure, dhvor to cause to fall, and Eng. dull.
1. Deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage; SYN. fraudulence, dupery, hoax, put-on.
2. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
In law, an act of deception resulting in injury to another. To establish fraud it has to be demonstrated that (1) a false representation (for example, a factually untrue statement) has been made, with the intention that it should be acted upon; (2) the person making the representation knows it is false or does not attempt to find out whether it is true or not; and (3) the person to whom the representation is made acts upon it to his or her detriment.
A contract based on fraud can be declared void, and the injured party can sue for damages. + prikaži više

ETYM Originally the same word as shame, hence, a disgrace, a trick. Related to Shame.
1. A counterfeit article.
2. A trick meant to delude or deceive; a hoax.

The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme:; SYN. cheat.