Definition of Fraud
Fraud
fraud
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the act of using trickery, and deceit to lie and gain unfair advantage;
e.g. She was a part of the credit card fraud scheme.
(noun)
an impostor; a person who pretends to be someone who he/she isn't;
e.g. He claimed to be an experienced lawyer, turns out he was a fraud who vanished after we paid him.
(noun)
something that is not what it seems to be;
e.g. The check that she wrote to us was a fraud!
(noun)
(in law) the crime of getting money by tricking or deceiving;
e.g. The man was convicted of committing tax fraud.
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