Confidence game

Dictionary:

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler. See Ann. Cas. 1912A, 758, note.

Author:

James A. Ballentine

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Year Published:

1916

Copyright Year:

1916

Copyright Holder:

Bancroft-Whitney Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary