CharlatanA charlatan (also called a swindler or mountebank) is a person practicing quackery or a similar confidence trick in order to obtain money, power, fame, or other advantages through pretense or deception. One example of a Charlatan is The Pardoner of "The Canterbury Tales" who tricks sinners into buying fake religious relics. Synonyms for charlatan include shyster, quack, or faker. Quack is a reference to quackery or the practice of dubious medicine, including the sale of snake oil, or a person who does not have medical training who purports to provide medical services.
Counterfeit moneyCounterfeit money is currency produced without the legal sanction of a state or government, usually in a deliberate attempt to imitate that currency and so as to deceive its recipient. Producing or using counterfeit money is a form of fraud or forgery, and is illegal. The business of counterfeiting money is nearly as old as money itself: plated copies (known as Fourrées) have been found of Lydian coins, which are thought to be among the first Western coins.
Droit de la consommationLe droit de la consommation désigne le droit régissant les relations entre consommateurs et professionnels. Le droit de la consommation appartient à la sphère du droit privé. Il déroge très fortement au droit civil classique du Code civil. Ainsi, selon certains auteurs traditionalistes, sous l'empire du droit de la consommation, la liberté contractuelle n'est pas pleine et entière, car un contractant (le consommateur) peut critiquer une stipulation et obtenir son anéantissement judiciaire (réputé non-écrit) alors qu'il a accepté le contrat en connaissance de cause.
