Substantive crime

Definition - Noun
: a crime that does not have as an element the performance of some other crime
: a crime that is not dependent on another <indicted and convicted of conspiracy to attempt to enter the bank and the substantive crime of attempting to enter the bank ­United States v. Clay, 495 F.2d 700 (1974)>
compare accessory conspiracy



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intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud


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