In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud itself can be a civil wrong (i.e., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud and/or recover monetary compensation), a criminal wrong (i.e., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities) or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. A hoax is a distinct concept that involves deliberate deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving a victim.
Fraud is to deprive a victim of a lawful right.
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Fraud is to deprive a victim of a lawful right.
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Fraud is to deprive a victim of a lawful right.
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