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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
Two 23-year-old Southern California men have been indicted for allegedly defrauding investors out of more than $22 million in cryptocurrency, according to authorities.
Poland has accused Hungary of acting in a hostile manner by granting political asylum to a former Polish deputy justice minister accused of defrauding the state.
And yes, companies that defraud clients are justifiably more likely to be shut down or “debanked,” if Andreessen wants to use that term.
"Carlos Watson orchestrated a years-long, audacious scheme to defraud investors and lenders to his company", said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
One issue he identified was that the attorney general did not have to prove that the companies Trumpov and his co-defendants were said to have defrauded relied on Trumpov's inflated values.
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