Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

In law, fraud is deliberate deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud itself can be a civil wrong (i.e., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud and/or recover monetary compensation), a criminal wrong (i.e., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities) or it may cause no loss of money, property or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong.[1] The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, such as obtaining a driver's license or qualifying for a mortgage by way of false statements. (Wikipedia)

A wrong regarded as the subject matter of civil proceedings is a civil wrong; when regarded as the subject matter of criminal proceedings, it is a criminal wrong or a criminal offence. (Notes on Criminal Law by Prof. Sir A.J. Mamo)

A wrong regarded as the subject matter of civil proceedings is a civil wrong; when regarded as the subject matter of criminal proceedings, it is a criminal wrong or a criminal offence. (Notes on Criminal Law by Prof. Sir A.J. Mamo)

Criminal Offences belong to a much wider class of legal wrongs. A legal wrong is an act, which is contrary to the rule of legal justice and a violation of the law. It is an act, which is authoritatively determined to be wrong by a rule of law and is, therefore, treated as wrong in and for the purpose of, the administration of justice by the State. [...]

A wrong regarded as the subject matter of civil proceedings is a civil wrong; when regarded as the subject matter of criminal proceedings, it is a criminal wrong or a criminal offence. (Notes on Criminal Law by Prof. Sir A.J. Mamo)