FRAUDULENT BANKING

fraudulent banking.The receipt of a deposit by a banker who knew that the bank was insolvent at the time of the deposit. [Cases: Banks and Banking 82(2), 83. C.J.S. Banks and Banking §§ 228–229, 740–745.][Blacks Law 8th]

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FRAUDULENT ALIENATION

fraudulent alienation. 1. The transfer of property with an intent to defraud others, esp. creditors and lienholders. 2. The transfer of an estate asset by the estate’s administrator for little or no consideration.[Blacks Law 8th]

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FRAUDULENT ACT

fraudulent act.Conduct involving bad faith, dishonesty, a lack of integrity, or moral turpitude. — Also termed dishonest act; fraudulent or dishonest act.[Blacks Law 8th]

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FRAUD-ON-THE-MARKET PRINCIPLE

fraud-on-the-market principle.Securities. The doctrine that, in a claim under the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, a plaintiff may presumptively establish reliance on a misstatement about a security’s value — without proving actual knowledge of the fraudulent statement — if the stock is purchased in an open and developed securities market. • This doctrine…

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