defraud

dɪˈfrɔd

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Conjugation

Definition of defraud - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

financial crimeillegally obtain money from someone by deception

He was arrested for attempting to defraud the company..

cheat

swindle

crimedeprive someone of property by lying

They defrauded the heirs of their inheritance.

cheat

swindle

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Origin of defraud

Latin, defraudare (to cheat)

Terms with defraud included in their meaning

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wire fraud

legal

crime using electronic communication to deceive and defraud

raid

finance

attempt by speculators to defraud investors

confidence game

crime

scam where trust is exploited to defraud

confidence man

deception

man who deceives to gain trust and defraud

Examples of defraud in a sentence

She was caught trying to defraud the bank.
The company was caught trying to defraud investors.
He was arrested for attempting to defraud the bank.

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French:frauder, déposséder, ...
German:betrügen, prellen, ...
Italian:truffare, ingannare, ...
Spanish:estafar, engañar, ...
Portuguese:fraudar, defraudar, ...
Chinese:诈骗, 欺诈, ...
Japanese:詐欺を働く, 欺く, ...
Arabic:اِحْتَالَ, احْتالَ على, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹנוֹת, לִשְׁלוֹל מִמִּישֶׁהוּ רְכוּשׁ בְּמִרְמָה, ...
Russian:обманывать, обмануть, ...
Ukrainian:обманювати, обдурити, ...
Hindi:ठगना, धोखा देना, ...
Bengali:জালিয়াতি করা, ঠকানো, ...
Catalan:defraudar, enganyar, ...
Czech:podvést, obrat, ...
Danish:bedrage, ...
Dutch:oplichten, frauderen, ...
Greek:εξαπατώ, καταδολιεύω, ...
Hungarian:megkárosítani, kifosztani, ...
Khmer:បោកប្រាស់យកប្រាក់, បោកប្រាស់យកទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ, ...
Korean:사기 치다, 사취하다, ...
Persian:کلاهبرداری کردن, ...
Polish:oszukać, ...
Portuguese (BR):fraudar, ...
Romanian:a escroca, a înșela, ...
Swedish:bedra, lura, ...
Thai:ฉ้อโกง, หลอกเอาทรัพย์สินของผู้อื่นไปด้วยการโกหก, ...
Turkish:dolandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:lừa đảo, lừa chiếm đoạt, ...

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