Difference between revisions of "Fraud"

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Conservapedia is a fraud.

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-A '''fraud''' is a false representation of a matter of fact which is intended to deceive another.
+Conservapedia is a fraud.
-To prove fraud in court, a victim must prove each of the "five fingers of fraud":<ref>In re Mau, 293 B.R. 919, 923 (Bankr. C.D.Ill. 2003)</ref>
-# a person made a material false statement
-# he knew the statement was false
-# he intended to deceive the victim
-# the victim justifiably relied on the false statement
-# the victim was [[damage]]d
-==Other uses==
-In [[Medieval]] thought including [[Dante]]'s [[Divine Comedy]], fraud was a broad term used to describe any [[sin]] that involved the use of human intellect, including: [[seduction]], [[flattery]], [[simony]], [[magic|sorcery]], political [[corruption]] (or barratry), [[hypocrisy]], [[theft]], evil counsel, sundering, [[forgery]] and [[deceit]]. These sins were known as 'minor fraud'; 'major fraud' was another name for [[treachery]], which was considered to be the worst sin of all.
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-{{DivineComedy}}
-[[Category:Legal Terms]]
-[[Category:Sin]]