- cheating or swindling
- As the words are ordinarily used, they relate to the fraudulent causing of pecuniary or property loss. United States v Cohn, 270 US 339, 346, 70 L Ed 606, 619, 46 S Ct 251.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
cheating or swindling
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