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extrinsic fraud

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extrinsic fraud n. fraudulent acts which keep a person from obtaining information about his/her rights to enforce a contract or getting evidence to defend against a lawsuit. This could include destroying evidence or misleading an ignorant person about the right to sue. Extrinsic fraud is distinguished from "intrinsic fraud," which is the fraud that is the subject of a lawsuit. (See: fraud, intrinsic fraud)



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Extrinsic fraud is conduct which prevents a party from trying the case and bringing the issues before the court.
The state supreme court affirmed the decision, concluding that "the subornation of perjury by an attorney and/or the intentional concealment of documents by an attorney are actions which constitute extrinsic fraud.
1990) (assumed that class may be certified for an extrinsic fraud claim).
 
 
 
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