CONSTRUCTIVE FRAUD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does constructive fraud mean? 

• CONSTRUCTIVE FRAUD (noun)
  The noun CONSTRUCTIVE FRAUD has 1 sense:

1. comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence

  Familiarity information: CONSTRUCTIVE FRAUD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSTRUCTIVE FRAUD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

constructive fraud; legal fraud

Hypernyms ("constructive fraud" is a kind of...):

fraud (intentional deception resulting in injury to another person)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "constructive fraud"):

fraud in law (fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent)