defraud
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud.
defraudment
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a word derived from
defraud.
Example Sentences
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“So tell me all about this...academic defraudment scandal is what they called it, right?” she says, jolting Scoob back to the moment.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
The main objection to the system, I contended, was the defraudment and robbery of the tramp.
From Moon-Face by Jack London
The first one was addressed to Dick Carson, telling the full story of his own and Alan Massey's share in the deliberate defraudment of that young man of his rightful name and estate.
From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Margaret Rebecca Piper
