fraud vs fraud in fact

fraud in fact vs fraud

fraud and fraud in fact both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
fraud in fact	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fraud in fact is a hyponym of fraud; that is, fraud in fact is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fraud:

fraud: intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
fraud in fact: actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another

Other hyponyms of fraud include barratry, identity theft, mail fraud, election fraud, constructive fraud, legal fraud, collateral fraud, extrinsic fraud, positive fraud, fraud in the factum, fraud in the inducement, intrinsic fraud, cheat, fraud, rig, swindle.

fraud (noun)	fraud in fact (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Difference between fraud and fraud in fact

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