fraudulently
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Its real estate arm faces a charge of fraudulently issuing securities.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Prosecutors allege Smith-Griffin fraudulently obtained nearly $10 million from AllHere’s investors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Mr Castleton wants that settlement to be set aside, alleging it was fraudulently obtained involving "sharp practice" by the Post Office.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
The freeze is being justified in part because of the social services scandal in Minnesota, which found some Minnesotans fraudulently using pandemic and social safety funds without providing social services.
From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026
Embezzle, em-bez′l, v.t. to appropriate fraudulently what has been entrusted.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
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