fraudulent

[ fraw-juh-luhnt ]

/ ˈfrɔ dʒə lənt /

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adjective

characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.

given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

fratry, frau, fraud, fraud squad, fraudster, fraudulent, fraudulently, frauenfeld, fraughan, fraught, fraunhofer

Origin of fraudulent

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word fraudulentus. See fraud, -ulent

SYNONYMS FOR fraudulent

1, 2 deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.

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Related forms

fraud·u·lence, fraud·u·len·cy, nounfraud·u·lent·ly, adverbnon·fraud·u·lence, nounnon·fraud·u·len·cy, noun

non·fraud·u·lent, adjectivenon·fraud·u·lent·ly, adverbun·fraud·u·lent, adjectiveun·fraud·u·lent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for fraudulence

Because the original pilot was about investment bankers, “the level of his fraudulence was not as great,” says Korsh.
How the Dark and Stylish Drama ‘Suits’ Became USA’s Best Show|Jason Lynch|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Both made the most of fraudulence and whatever ultimately vulgar product they could produce.
The Big Neverland in the Sky|Stanley Crouch|July 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
My fraudulence, I was coming to understand, was in a way the truest thing about me.
The Night I Joined the Upper Class|Walter Kirn|May 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The physician sending in this material asked us to send to Lippincotts a pamphlet showing the fraudulence of the Oxydonor.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

These were not men to take advantage of the impressions they produced, and to gain a subsistence by art and fraudulence.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox
This trade can scarce be called an imposition; it has been so blown upon with exposures; it flaunts its fraudulence so nakedly.
Across the Plains|Robert Louis Stevenson
But her fraudulence is more to be apprehended than her force.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXIX.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fraudulence

fraudulent

/ (ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt) /

adjective

acting with or having the intent to deceive

relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action

Derived Forms

fraudulence or fraudulency, nounfraudulently, adverb

Word Origin for fraudulent

C15: from Latin fraudulentus deceitful

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