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Definition 1

criminal law, torts. A cheat is a deceitful practice, of a
public nature, in defrauding another of a known right, by some artful device,
contrary to the plain rules of common honesty. 1 Hawk. 343.

2. To constitute a cheat, the offence must be, lst. of a public nature for
every species of fraud and dishonesty in transactions between individuals
is not the subject-matter of a criminal charge at common law; it must be
such as is calculated to defraud numbers, and to deceive the people in general.
2 East, P. C. 816; 7 John. R. 201; 14 John. R. 371; 1 Greenl. R. 387; 6
.Mass. R. 72; 9 Cowen, R. 588; 9 Wend. R. 187; 1 Yerg. R. 76; 1 Mass. 137.
2. The cheating must be done by false weights, false measures, false tokens,
or the like, calculated to deceive numbers. 2 Burr, 1125; 1 W. Bl. R. 273;
Holt, R. 354.

3. That the object of the defendant in defrauding the prosecutor was successful.
If unsuccessful, it is a mere attempt. (q. v.) 2 Mass. 139. When two or
more enter into an agreement to cheat, the offence is a conspiracy. (q.
v.) To call a man a cheat is slanderous. Hetl. 167; 1 Roll"s Ab. 53; 2 Lev.
62. Vide Illiterate; Token.

Posted on 12 Sep 2008

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Posted on 03 Sep 2008

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Posted on 30 Jun 2008

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Posted on 17 Jun 2008

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Posted on 30 May 2008

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Posted on 20 May 2008

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Posted on 07 May 2008

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Posted on 29 Apr 2008

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Posted on 16 Apr 2008

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Posted on 28 Mar 2008

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Posted on 14 Mar 2008

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Posted on 22 Jan 2008

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Posted on 21 Jan 2008

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Posted on 06 Aug 2007

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Posted on 11 Jul 2007

Copyright � 2007 Ed Bagley

Presidential elections provide a lot of humor when you can recognize the joke.

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Posted on 16 Jun 2007

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Posted on 04 Jun 2007

Copyright � 2007 Ed Bagley

The truth of the matter is that being a politician in America today is one of the best paying jobs a person could have despite their supposedly low wages compared to corporate executives.

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Posted on 18 Apr 2007

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Posted on 11 Apr 2007

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An Overview of Contract Law

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