fraud
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4.0
- noun
- /frɔd/
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fraude
- The company was accused of committing fraud by inflating its financial statements.
- charged with fraud
- accuse of fraud
- commit fraud
It's like mortgage fraud, identity fraud, the the people.
- It's like mortgage fraud, identity fraud, the the people.
- We're trying to remove fraud from the system, etcetera.
- This was full on fraud to pump the stock price.
- Trevor Milton has since been convicted of fraud and is awaiting sentencing.
- These guys are committing fraud, but I won't help get to them.
- So hiring somebody and then not paying them could be considered fraud in this respect.
- Now it's all fraud, all of it.
- What do you think that fraud being in that arena?
Examples
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So they prosecuted his wife for tax fraud and they had two young children.
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What is new and different about Internet fraud, however, is its global reach.
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This is a fraud on the American public.
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When we're trying to stop election fraud, we're actually trying to protect.
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It's the largest case of fraud this region has seen...
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Well, it's basically insurance fraud, right?
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Michael, we're talking major fraud here.
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There may be fraud, and the party may not be able to prove it.
Academic text (2017) -
They gave her a year for fraud.
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Virtually all serious commentators have alleged some degree of fraud in the elections.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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2.1
An act of tricking someone to get an unfair advantage
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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7.7
A dishonest plan to cheat people, especially for money
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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2.8
An act of dishonesty that gives someone an unfair advantage
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7.0
A plan to cheat people and take their money
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9.3
Tricks people use to deceive others to get money or advantage
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6.6
A dishonest trick that cheats people out of their money
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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9.8
Secret dishonest actions to get an unfair advantage
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8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
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6.3
An illegal plan to get money by tricking people
Tricks that fool people to gain an advantage
Actions that cheat people to get their money
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A dishonest act that stops a person from knowing their rights or having a fair chance at trial
- Formal
A breach of a duty that misleads another person without meaning to trick them
- Specialized
A trick that stops someone from knowing or using their rights in court
- Formal
An act a court treats as dishonest by law because of the situation, even without bad intent
- Formal
A trick that makes someone sign a document without knowing what it is
- Jargon
A dishonest act using false statements, fake documents, or lying under oath to mislead a court
How Deceptive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fraud comes from the old Latin word fraus, meaning 'deceit' or 'damage'. So a fraud is a trick or crime that cheats someone to take money or an unfair advantage.