fraud vs identity theft

identity theft vs fraud

fraud and identity theft both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fraud	Yes	No	No	No
identity theft	Yes	No	No	No

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

fraud: intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
identity theft: the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

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

fraud (noun)	identity theft (noun)
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person	the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge
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 identity theft

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