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fraud

[ frawd ]

noun

  1. deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
  2. a particular instance of such deceit or trickery:

    mail fraud; election frauds.

  3. any deception, trickery, or humbug:

    That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.


fraud

/ ڰɔː /

noun

  1. deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
  2. an act or instance of such deception
  3. something false or spurious

    his explanation was a fraud

  4. informal.
    a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڰܻfܱ adjective
  • ڰܻfܱ·ly adverb
  • t·ڰܻ adjective
  • ·ڰܻ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fraud1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fraude, from Old French, from Medieval Latin fraud-, stem of fraus “deceit, injury”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fraud1

C14: from Old French fraude , from Latin fraus deception
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The fraud allegedly involved registering pensioners as members of retirees' associations without their consent, but as a result they had money regularly deducted from their benefits for the memberships.

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Crypto critics say it's too unregulated, volatile and prone to security issues and fraud to be safe for users.

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Let me be clear: Voter fraud is virtually nonexistent.

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He was convicted of fraud just last year, leading to a half-billion-dollar civil judgment against his company, but he won the election anyway.

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But while elections have been free from fraud and irregularities, critics also say the party maintains an unfair advantage through gerrymandering and a tightly controlled media.

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