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Definition of Fraud
1. Noun. Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person.
Generic synonyms: Crime, Criminal Offence, Criminal Offense, Law-breaking, Offence, Offense
Specialized synonyms: Barratry, Identity Theft, Mail Fraud, Election Fraud, Constructive Fraud, Legal Fraud, Collateral Fraud, Extrinsic Fraud, Fraud In Fact, Positive Fraud, Fraud In The Factum, Fraud In The Inducement, Intrinsic Fraud, Cheat, Rig, Swindle
Specialized synonyms: Barratry, Identity Theft, Mail Fraud, Election Fraud, Constructive Fraud, Legal Fraud, Collateral Fraud, Extrinsic Fraud, Fraud In Fact, Positive Fraud, Fraud In The Factum, Fraud In The Inducement, Intrinsic Fraud, Cheat, Rig, Swindle
2. Noun. A person who makes deceitful pretenses.
Exact synonyms: Fake, Faker, Imposter, Impostor, Pretender, Pseud, Pseudo, Role Player, Sham, Shammer
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Name Dropper, Ringer
Derivative terms: Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Pretend, Pretend, Sham, Sham, Sham, Sham
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Name Dropper, Ringer
Derivative terms: Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Fake, Pretend, Pretend, Sham, Sham, Sham, Sham
3. Noun. Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
Exact synonyms: Dupery, Fraudulence, Hoax, Humbug, Put-on
Generic synonyms: Chicane, Chicanery, Guile, Shenanigan, Trickery, Wile
Specialized synonyms: Goldbrick
Derivative terms: Dupe, Fraudulent, Hoax, Humbug, Put On
Generic synonyms: Chicane, Chicanery, Guile, Shenanigan, Trickery, Wile
Specialized synonyms: Goldbrick
Derivative terms: Dupe, Fraudulent, Hoax, Humbug, Put On
Definition of Fraud
1. n. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.
Definition of Fraud
1. trickery [n -S] - See also: trickery
Medical Definition of Fraud
1. Exploitation through misrepresentation of the facts or concealment of the purposes of the exploiter. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fraud
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