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pecuniary advantage

noun

  1. law financial advantage that is dishonestly obtained by deception and that constitutes a criminal offence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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She was convicted of 13 counts of fraud, three of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, two of forgery and two of using a false instrument.

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She will be sentenced at the court on 28 February after being convicted of 13 counts of fraud, three of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, two of forgery and two of using a false instrument.

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Ms Alemi denies 13 counts of fraud, three of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by deception, two of forgery and two of using a false instrument.

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Ms Brown, he said, was acting for "pecuniary advantage" and consequently had possibly been committing a criminal offence.

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But the pecuniary advantage has been offset by an unleashed desire to photograph the generally uncooperative birds, forcing expenditure of thousands of dollars on bigger, better camera equipment.

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