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defraud
/ dɪˈfrɔːd; ˌdiːfrɔːˈdeɪʃən /
verb
- tr to take away or withhold money, rights, property, etc, from (a person) by fraud; cheat; swindle
Derived Forms
- deˈfrauder, noun
- defraudation, noun
Other Words From
- de·frau·da·tion [dee-fraw-, dey, -sh, uh, n], de·fraudment noun
- de·frauder noun
- unde·frauded adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
One issue he identified was that the attorney general did not have to prove that the companies Trump and his co-defendants were said to have defrauded relied on Trump's inflated values.
Shah was one of nine British and US nationals accused of defrauding the state.
Department of Justice in June for “defrauding the National Institutes of Health of approximately $16 million” in grants related to simufilam and Cassava.
"They go to great lengths to gain their trust and convince them that they are in a genuine relationship, with the ultimate aim of defrauding them out of their hard-earned money," she said.
There were also delays with the borrower defense to repayment program, which protects consumers who have been defrauded by their school or whose schools closed while they were attending.
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