Swindle in United Kingdom

Meaning of Swindle

The following is an old definition of Swindle [1]: Does not, with any degree of certainty, import the commission of an indictable offense. The word was imported into England from Germany, and implies no more than to ” cheat,” see, in this resource, the term In Minnesota, whoever by any device, sleight of hand, or other means, by use of cards or instruments of like character, obtains from another any money or other property, shall be guilty of the crime of ” swindling.” The Penal Code of Texas defines it as the acquisition of movable property, money, or a writing securing a valuable Tight by means of some false or deceitful pretense or device, or fraudulent representation, with intent to appropriate the same to the use of the party so acquiring, or of destroying or impairing the right of the party justly entitled to the same. In a State where the term does not necessarily import a crime, not actionable per se.

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Notes and References

1. Concept of Swindle provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)