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fraud

[ frawd ]

noun

  1. deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
  2. a particular instance of such deceit or trickery:

    mail fraud; election frauds.

  3. any deception, trickery, or humbug:

    That diet book is a fraud and a waste of time.

    Synonyms: ,

  4. a person who makes deceitful pretenses; sham; poseur.


fraud

/ ´Ú°ùɔ˻å /

noun

  1. deliberate deception, trickery, or cheating intended to gain an advantage
  2. an act or instance of such deception
  3. something false or spurious

    his explanation was a fraud

  4. informal.
    a person who acts in a false or deceitful way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fraud1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English fraude, from Old French, from Medieval Latin fraud-, stem of fraus “deceit, injuryâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of fraud1

C14: from Old French fraude , from Latin fraus deception
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No doubt, but Social Security has operated relatively efficiently for nearly a century, keeping millions out of poverty, and Musk’s claims of widespread fraud have not been backed up.

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“I estimate that a third of people still believe the election fraud conspiracy theory.â€

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It hinges in part on claims Trump has made for years — without evidence — that fraud is rampant in American elections and that voting by noncitizen immigrants is a major problem.

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That includes one that accused Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America of allowing unchecked fraud on the Zelle payments app, which the banks denied.

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One particularly devastating crypto fraud is known as “pig butchering†or “romance baiting.â€

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