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Fraud is something said or done in a dishonest way to trick people. (noun)

An example of fraud is when a person promises you that you can make a lot of money by investing with him, but then just takes your money and disappears.

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See fraud in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. deceit; trickery; cheating
2. Law intentional deception to cause a person to give up property or some lawful right
something said or done to deceive; trick; artifice
a person who deceives or who is not what he or she pretends to be; impostor; cheat

See fraud in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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noun

A deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain.
A piece of trickery; a trick.
a. One that defrauds; a cheat.
b. One who assumes a false pose; an impostor.

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