The difference between Fraud and White-collar crime
When used as nouns, fraud means the crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics, whereas white-collar crime means non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money.
Fraud is also verb with the meaning: to defraud.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fraud and White-collar crime
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Fraud as a noun (law):
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
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Fraud as a noun:
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
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Fraud as a noun:
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
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Fraud as a noun:
A person who performs any such trick.
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Fraud as a noun (obsolete):
A trap or snare.
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Fraud as a verb (obsolete):
To defraud
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White-collar crime as a noun:
Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money.
Examples:
"Fraud and embezzlement are examples of white-collar crime."