fraud


Definition: Meaning of, fraud in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / frɔːd /

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fraud frauds
  1. [uncountable and countable] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods
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  2. [countable] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be
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fraud used in phrases

  • Fraud Squad (noun)
    1. the department in the British police force that examines FRAUD (= the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods)
  • Serious Fraud Office, the
    1. a British government department whose job is to examine complicated cases of FRAUD (= dishonest business practices) to find out whether businesses have cheated or made money in illegal ways. The SFO has the right to ask the police to charge people if it thinks they are guilty of FRAUD
  • advance fee fraud (noun)
    1. another name for 419 SCAM
  • collateral fraud (noun)
    1. fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
  • constructive fraud (noun)
    1. comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
  • election fraud (noun)
    1. misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
  • extrinsic fraud (noun)
    1. fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
  • fraud in fact (noun)
    1. actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
  • fraud in law (noun)
    1. fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent
  • fraud in the factum (noun)
    1. fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract
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