FRAUDS, STATUTE OF. The name commonly given to the statute 29 Car. II., c. 
3, entitled "An act for prevention of frauds and perjuries." This statute 
has been re-enacted in most. of the states of the Union, generally with 
omissions, amendments, or alterations. When the words of the statute have 
been used, the construction put upon them has also been adopted. Most of the 
acts of the different states will be found in Anthon's Appendix to Shep. 
Touchst. See also the Appendix to the second edition of Roberts on Frauds.