fraudulent

[fraw-juh-luh nt]

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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.

Origin of fraudulent

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

Related formsfraud·u·lence, fraud·u·len·cy, nounfraud·u·lent·ly, adverbnon·fraud·u·lence, nounnon·fraud·u·len·cy, nounnon·fraud·u·lent, adjectivenon·fraud·u·lent·ly, adverbun·fraud·u·lent, adjectiveun·fraud·u·lent·ly, adverb

Synonyms

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1, 2. deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.

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Examples from the Web for fraudulent

Contemporary Examples

And when a fraudulent work hits the marketplace, it tends to circulate.
Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise
Lizzie Crocker
August 19, 2014
The main radio station was scheduled to announce, and thereby legitimize, the fraudulent results.
Nigeria’s Larger-Than-Life Nobel Laureate Chronicles a Fascinating Life
Chimamanda Adichie
August 9, 2014
The vast cache of sensitive data could be used for an almost limitless number of fraudulent purposes by hackers.
EVERY eBay Account Holder Worldwide Has Been Hacked, Company Says
Tom Sykes
May 22, 2014
He has been in occasional trouble with the law, and charged with card fraud and giving a police officer a fraudulent name.
Barkhad Abdi: From Limo Driver to Oscar Contender
Tim Teeman
February 23, 2014
And when I opened up her mailbox—before me stood hundreds of fraudulent charges.
Woman Finds Mysterious Charges on Her iTunes Bill: A Modern Whodunit!
Nancy Neufeld Callaway
January 31, 2014

Historical Examples

Why does his lordship wish to find this—this—fraudulent person?
Jennie Baxter, Journalist
Robert Barr
A fraudulent old baronet is running race-horses on the cross.
The Stark Munro Letters
J. Stark Munro
The agent and principal at a fraudulent sale shall be equally liable.
Laws
Plato
But who is going to be able to prove that it was fraudulent?
The Masked Bridal
Mrs. Georgie Sheldon
If there be psychic phenomena, there must be fraudulent psychic phenomena.
The Book of the Damned
Charles Fort

British Dictionary definitions for fraudulent

fraudulent

adjective

acting with or having the intent to deceive
relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action

Derived Formsfraudulence or fraudulency, nounfraudulently, adverb

Word Origin

C15: from Latin fraudulentus deceitful

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Word Origin and History for fraudulent

adj.

early 15c., from Middle French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus "cheating, deceitful," from fraus (see fraud). Related: Fraudulently.

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for fraudulent

Contemporary Examples

And when a fraudulent work hits the marketplace, it tends to circulate.

The main radio station was scheduled to announce, and thereby legitimize, the fraudulent results.

The vast cache of sensitive data could be used for an almost limitless number of fraudulent purposes by hackers.

He has been in occasional trouble with the law, and charged with card fraud and giving a police officer a fraudulent name.

And when I opened up her mailbox—before me stood hundreds of fraudulent charges.

Historical Examples

Why does his lordship wish to find this—this—fraudulent person?

A fraudulent old baronet is running race-horses on the cross.

The agent and principal at a fraudulent sale shall be equally liable.

But who is going to be able to prove that it was fraudulent?

If there be psychic phenomena, there must be fraudulent psychic phenomena.

fraudulent

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for fraudulent

adj.

Origin of fraudulent