- common-law cheat
- The obtaining of money or property by means of a false token, symbol, or device; this being the definition of a cheat or "cheating" at common law
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
common-law cheat
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common-law cheat — The obtaining of money or property by means of a false token, symbol, or device; this being the definition of a cheat or cheating at common law … Black's law dictionary
common law — As distinguished from statutory law created by the enactment of legislatures, the common law comprises the body of those principles and rules of action, relating to the government and security of persons and property, which derive their authority … Black's law dictionary
common law — As distinguished from statutory law created by the enactment of legislatures, the common law comprises the body of those principles and rules of action, relating to the government and security of persons and property, which derive their authority … Black's law dictionary
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cheat — verb To deceive and defraud. It necessarily implies a fraudulent intent. The words cheat and defraud usually mean to induce a person to part with the possession of property by reason of intentionally false representations relied and acted upon by … Black's law dictionary
cheat — verb To deceive and defraud. It necessarily implies a fraudulent intent. The words cheat and defraud usually mean to induce a person to part with the possession of property by reason of intentionally false representations relied and acted upon by … Black's law dictionary
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escheat — es·cheat 1 /is chēt/ n [Anglo French eschete reversion of property, from Old French escheoite accession, inheritance, from feminine past participle of escheoir to fall (to), befall, ultimately from Latin ex out + cadere to fall] 1: escheated… … Law dictionary
