Definition and Citations:
To practice fraud; to cheat or trick; to deprive a person of property orany interest, estate, or right by fraud, deceit, or artifice. People v. Wiman, 148 N. Y. 29,42 N. E. 408; Alderman v. People, 4 Mich. 424, 09 Am. Dec. 321; U. S. v. Cur- ley (C.C.) 122 Fed. 740; Weber v. Mick, 131 111. 520, 23 N. El 640; Edgell v. Smith, 50 W.Va. 349, 40 S. B. 402; Curley v. U. S. 130 Fed. 1, 04 C. C. A. 309.