Fraud Definition

frôd
noun
Intentional deception to cause a person to give up property or some lawful right.
Webster's New World
Deceit; trickery; cheating.
Webster's New World
Something said or done to deceive; trick; artifice.
Webster's New World
A person who deceives or who is not what he or she pretends to be; impostor; cheat.
Webster's New World
One who assumes a false pose; an impostor.
American Heritage
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verb

(obsolete) To defraud.

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Other Word Forms of Fraud

Noun

Singular:
fraud
Plural:
frauds

Origin of Fraud

  • Recorded since 1345, from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English fraude from Old French from Latin fraus fraud-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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