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fraudulent

[ fraw-juh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains:

    a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.

  2. given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.

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  3. false or deceiving; phony; misleading:

    They’ve concocted a series of fraudulent pretexts for the invasion that collapse instantly on examination.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,



fraudulent

/ ˈڰɔːʊəԳ /

adjective

  1. acting with or having the intent to deceive
  2. relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˈڰܻܱԳ, noun
  • ˈڰܻܱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڰܻ··Գ ڰܻ··· noun
  • ڰܻ··Գ· adverb
  • non·ڰܻ··Գ noun
  • non·ڰܻ··· noun
  • ԴDz·ڰܻ··Գ adjective
  • non·ڰܻ··Գ· adverb
  • ܲ·ڰܻ··Գ adjective
  • un·ڰܻ··Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fraudulent1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin fraudulentus; fraud, -ulent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fraudulent1

C15: from Latin fraudulentus deceitful
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Example Sentences

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County Superior Court three times over allegations of fraudulent financial schemes.

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Trump has claimed such requirements would help to eliminate fraudulent voting by noncitizens.

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But to make matters worse, the department also has identified several fraudulent online event listings, where scammers are advertising fake parties at the homes of unsuspecting residents.

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“Scams vary in scale and process, but all result in the victim's participation in a fraudulent operation,” said Alexander Hall, a former fraudster and trust and safety architect at Sift.

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Pig-butchering is a con where scammers take time to build trust with victims by posing as lovers or prospective business partners, then trick them into investing their money into fraudulent schemes.

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