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defraud
de·fraud
[
di fráwd
]
(
past and past participle
de·fraud·ed
,
present participle
de·fraud·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·frauds
)
transitive verb
Definition:
cheat somebody:
to deprive somebody of money or property by dishonest means
[
14th century. Directly or via French< Latin
defraudare
<
fraudare
"to cheat"
]
de·fraud·a·tion
[
d fraw dáysh'n
]
noun
de·fraud·er
[
di fráwdər
]
noun
de·fraud·ment
noun
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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de·fraud·a·tion [ d fraw dáysh'n ] nounde·fraud·er [ di fráwdər ] nounde·fraud·ment noun
