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Pious fraud — Fraud Fraud (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dh[=u]rv to injure, dhv[.r] to cause to fall, and E. dull.] 1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pious fraud — noun 1. A deception practised with a good end in view 2. A religious humbug (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑pious … Useful english dictionary
Pious fraud — A pious fraud a term used to describe people who perform fraud in religion (for example, a pious fraud fakes miracles or psychic surgery) because of a sincere belief that the end justifies the means in religious matters.The Oxford English… … Wikipedia
Fraud — (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dh[=u]rv to injure, dhv[.r] to cause to fall, and E. dull.] 1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fraud — criminal deception, early 14c., from O.Fr. fraude deception, fraud (13c.), from L. fraudem (nom. fraus) deceit, injury. The noun meaning impostor, humbug is attested from 1850. Pious fraud deception practiced for the sake of what is deemed a good … Etymology dictionary
fraud — noun /frɔːd,frɔd,frɑd/ a) Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain. b) The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end Syn: deceit, trickery, ho … Wiktionary
pious — adj. 1 devout; religious. 2 hypocritically virtuous; sanctimonious. 3 dutiful. Phrases and idioms: pious fraud a deception intended to benefit those deceived, esp. religiously. Derivatives: piously adv. piousness n. Etymology: L pius dutiful,… … Useful english dictionary
Constructive fraud — Fraud Fraud (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dh[=u]rv to injure, dhv[.r] to cause to fall, and E. dull.] 1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Statute of frauds — Fraud Fraud (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis; prob. akin to Skr. dh[=u]rv to injure, dhv[.r] to cause to fall, and E. dull.] 1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pia fraus — Pious fraud:–the name was given to the practices of the church in its defeat of the statutes of mortmain by circumvention … Ballentine's law dictionary
