fraud

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/fɹɔːd/ English

Definitions

noun

The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
A person who performs any such trick.

verb

To defraud

Related words

Synonyms

cheat faker fraudster impostor trickster deceit grift hoky-poky imposture scam swindle trickery fraudulence imposter hoax dupery put-on sham

Associated

laundering defraud misrepresentation embezzlement racketeering evasion forgery fraudulent perjury bribery perpetrated

Rhymes

broad plod facade cod bawd squad prod roughshod esplanade nod

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