defraud
defraud definition
de·fraud (dē frôd′, di-)
transitive verb
to take away or hold back property, rights, etc. from by fraud; cheat
Etymology: ME defrauden < OFr defrauder < L defraudare < de-, from + fraudare, to cheat < fraus, fraud
Related Forms:
- defraudation de′·frau·da′·tion (dē′frô dā′s̸hən) noun
- defrauder de·fraud′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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