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
defraud
Synonyms
defraud
Usage Examples
Object
- creditor: The main problem here is that there is a potential to defraud creditors.
- taxpayer: There are many ways that an individual or organized groups can try to defraud the genuine council taxpayer.
- investor: Michael Hart, a financial adviser, used checks made out to a bank to defraud investors of nearly £ 2m.
- NHS: Pharmaceuticals Senior executives with six UK drugs companies could face trial on charges of conspiracy to defraud the NHS of more than £ 100m.
- consumer: Telephone in the wrong hands is also becoming a very effective tool to defraud innocent consumers.
- bank: I mean, we're going to be defrauding the bank, aren't we?
Subject
- scam: Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams.
Modifying Another Word
- not: NAO staff must not defraud the NAO, other NAO staff, NAO clients or NAO contractors, in any way.
- even: But you yourselves wrong and defraud even your own brothers!
- just: It is you they are defrauding not just the system and fraud is estimated to cost every home £ 80 a year.
- n't: Ah well, Parcelforce are collecting it tomorrow anyway, so probably best that you do n't defraud your company.
- allegedly: The chief execs of five UK companies were hoicked out of bed at dawn and arrested for allegedly defrauding the NHS.
- also: If the AP is understating their income they are probably also defrauding the government.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- out: Many people have been defrauded out of a lot of money.
Preposition: in
- way: Whereas few people set out deliberately to defraud in this way, there is a risk of unintentional plagiarism.
- connection: Sarbanes-Oxley created a new securities fraud offense prohibiting knowingly executing a scheme to defraud in connection with any security.
Preposition: by
- scam: Every year, several hundred thousand students and parents are defrauded by scholarship scams.
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