fraudulently
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The FBI alleges that from February 2022 until they were arrested, Love and Chan fraudulently solicited money from women in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Prosecutors allege he fraudulently obtained investments in his tech company, then used the funds to finance a lavish lifestyle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
He has filed a separate lawsuit in Greenbrier County, where he lives, arguing that the Rowlings fraudulently obtained confidential financial information during a 2024 visit and should never have been allowed to acquire the debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Reynolds said Kismet had manufactured and supplied kebabs to takeaways and restaurants with labels that indicated a specific quantity of specified meat, which the firm knew to be incorrect, thereby fraudulently misleading customers.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Finally our Code declares that, “whosoever has fraudulently carried off anything that does not belong to him, is guilty of theft.”
From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet
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