Constructive fraud

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001230",
  "term": "Constructive fraud",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A legal fiction applied when a court finds a breach of duty that, while not involving actual deceit, is treated as fraud due to its misleading nature or detrimental effect on another party. This occurs when a person gains an unfair advantage by breaching a legal or equitable duty, regardless of their intent. It does not require proof of malicious intent, unlike actual fraud.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/constructive-fraud/"
}