Fraud vs. Swindle — What's the Difference?

False Representation

Cheating Someone

Unlawful Gain

Targeted Deception

Intentional Deception

Scheme to Deceive

Dishonest Practices

Monetary Trickery

In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., 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.

To cheat or defraud of money or property.

A deception practiced in order to induce another to give up possession of property or surrender a right.

To obtain by fraudulent means

A piece of trickery; a trick.

To practice fraud as a means of obtaining money or property.

One that defrauds; a cheat.

The act or an instance of swindling.

One who assumes a false pose; an impostor.

(transitive) To defraud.

(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.

(ambitransitive) To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.

Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.

(chess) for a player in a losing position to play a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw

The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

An instance of swindling.

A person who performs any such trick.

Anything that is deceptively not what it appears to be.

(obsolete) A trap or snare.

(chess) when a player in a losing position plays a clever move that provokes an error from the opponent, thus achieving a win or a draw

(obsolete) To defraud

To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to swindle a man out of his property.

Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.

The act or process of swindling; a cheat.

An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.

The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme;

A trap or snare.

Deprive of by deceit;

Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

Specific Fraud

A person who makes deceitful pretenses

Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Legal Offense

A broad term for intentional deception made for personal gain.

In various sectors like finance, healthcare, and law.

Yes, Swindle is a subset of fraud.

In multiple ways, including financial loss or damaged reputation.

Usually, it involves planned schemes or tactics.

A specific type of fraud focused on monetary trickery.

No, Fraud has a broader scope.

Yes, but often as a specific charge under fraud.

Typically, as it involves intentional deception.

Usually, it involves tricking someone out of money or property.

Yes, it is commonly used in legal contexts.

Yes, as in the case of online scams or identity theft.

It can, usually by deceptive business practices.

Yes, as in the case of corporate fraud.

Often individuals, sometimes vulnerable groups.