defraud
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud.
had defrauded
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past perfectof defraud.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In the lawsuit, which was brought in 2018, US prosecutors alleged that the Swiss bank had defrauded investors in connection with the sale of mortgage-backed securities more than a decade ago.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
South Korean prosecutors have alleged Keith Yoo had defrauded various companies controlled by I-One-I.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2023
Government prosecutors said this month that Mr. Guo had defrauded thousands of investors.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Just this month, authorities said, he went twice to the police station in Hemet, where he’d moved into a trailer park, and claimed his family had defrauded and tried to poison him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
The one was the displeasure, perhaps the anger, of his father, whom he had defrauded of his dearest hopes.
From Pepita Ximenez by Juan Valera
