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fraud
[ frawd ]
noun
- deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
- a particular instance of such deceit or trickery:
mail fraud; election frauds.
- any deception, trickery, or humbug:
That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.
- a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.
fraud
/ frɔːd /
noun
- deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
- an act or instance of such deception
- something false or spurious
his explanation was a fraud
- informal.a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
Other Words From
- fraudful adjective
- fraudful·ly adverb
- anti·fraud adjective
- pre·fraud noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraud1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fraud1
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Example Sentences
Instead, she became the victim of romance fraud and was conned into handing over £42,000 - only for police to initially dismiss her case as a civil matter.
Netanyahu then sought to downplay the significance of the charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, and stress his political legacy.
Marshals Service since 2019 as part of an investment fraud investigation and prosecution.
He was allegedly one of the key architects of the Goldenberg scandal - a major gold and currency fraud in the 1990s which almost bankrupted Kenya and involved senior members of Kenya's government.
Mr Sun, who is currently fighting fraud charges in the US related to his own crypto business, did not respond to questions about what prompted his interest in the tokens, which cannot be traded.
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