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Covin

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

A secret contrivance between two or more persons to defraud and prejudice another of his rights.

Co. Litt. 357b; Comyn, Dig. "Covin" (A); 1 Viner, Abr. 473.

See "Collusion;" "Fraud."