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| fraud [ frawd ] (plural frauds) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. crime of cheating somebody: the crime of obtaining money or some other benefit by deliberate deception
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2. somebody who deceives: somebody who deliberately deceives somebody else, usually for financial gain
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3. something intended to deceive: something that is intended to deceive people
  a story that was subsequently exposed as a fraud
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| [14th century. Via Old French< Latin fraud- "cheating, fraud"] |
