Definitions for fraud
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. fraudnoun

   intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

2. imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role playernoun

   a person who makes deceitful pretenses

3. fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-onnoun

   something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fraudnoun

   Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.

2. fraudnoun

   The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

3. fraudnoun

   A person who performs any such trick.

4. fraudverb

   To defraud

5. Etymology: Recorded since 1345, from fraude, from fraus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRAUDnoun

   Deceit; cheat; trick; artifice; subtility; stratagem.

   Etymology: fraus, Latin; fraude, Fr.

   None need the frauds of sly Ulysses fear. John Dryden, Æn.

   If success a lover’s toil attends,
   Who asks if force or fraud obtain’d his ends. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fraud

   In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compensation) or criminal law (e.g., a fraud perpetrator may be prosecuted and imprisoned by governmental authorities), or it may cause no loss of money, property, or legal right but still be an element of another civil or criminal wrong. The purpose of fraud may be monetary gain or other benefits, for example by obtaining a passport, travel document, or driver's license, or mortgage fraud, where the perpetrator may attempt to qualify for a mortgage by way of false statements.A hoax is a distinct concept that involves deliberate deception without the intention of gain or of materially damaging or depriving a victim.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fraud

   Fraud refers to the dishonest and deceptive practices carried out by an individual or an organization with the intention of illegally obtaining money, assets, services, or personal information from others. It typically involves misrepresentation, concealment, or manipulation of facts or information for personal gain, usually leading to financial or non-financial harm to the victims. Fraud can take various forms, such as identity theft, insurance fraud, credit card fraud, pyramid schemes, falsifying financial statements, or manipulating transactions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 6 votes

1. Fraudnoun

   deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick

2. Fraudnoun

   an intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another

3. Fraudnoun

   a trap or snare

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fraud

   In criminal law, fraud is intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent, and verb is defraud. Fraud is a crime and a civil law violation, though the specific criminal law definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Defrauding people or entities of money or valuables is a common purpose of fraud. A hoax also involves deception, but without the intention of gain or of damaging or depriving the victim. Fraud is a defense in a civil action for breach of contract or specific performance of a contract. Fraud is a basis for equitable jurisdiction.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Fraud

   frawd, n. deceit: imposture: (Milt.) a snare: a deceptive trick: (coll.) a cheat: a fraudulent production.—adj. Fraud′ful, deceptive.—adv. Fraud′fully.—ns. Fraud′ulence, Fraud′ulency.—adj. Fraud′ulent, using fraud: dishonest.—adv. Fraud′ulently.—Fraudulent bankruptcy, a bankruptcy in which the insolvent is accessory, by concealment or otherwise, to the diminution of the funds divisible among his creditors.—Pious fraud, a deception practised with a good end in view: (coll.) a religious humbug. [O. Fr.,—L. fraus, fraudis, fraud.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fraud

   Exploitation through misrepresentation of the facts or concealment of the purposes of the exploiter.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fraud

   See Appendix, Articles of War, 60.

MythologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fraud

   one of the evil deities, was represented as a goddess with a human face and a serpent’s body, and at the end of her tail was a scorpion’s sting. She lived in the river Cocytus, and nothing but her head was ever seen.

Matched Categories

1. • Crime
   • Deceiver
   • Trickery

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fraud' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4568

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fraud' in Nouns Frequency: #1927

How to pronounce fraud?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fraud in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fraud in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of fraud in a Sentence

1. Jim Griffin:

   We have been informed that there is a warrant for his arrest for conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. He plans to voluntarily surrender tomorrow and the arraignment and bond hearing will be held at 4 p.m. at the Hampton Country magistrate court.

2. Everton McFarlane:

   To the knowledge of the FSC, this level of fraud has never happened before, employee theft is a risk all businesses face and is a risk that businesses for the most part, and in particular financial institutions, take very seriously … This despicable act of dishonesty by an employee at SSL, and possibly with collaborators, we believe cannot be taken as symptomatic of the risk for the entire industry.

3. Ambac Financial Group Inc.:

   Countrywide's fraud is borne out by the transactions' dismal performance.

4. Another Rubio supporter:

   If the nominee is a fraud, and someone who's offensive, and incapable of being an effective president like Donald Trump, I won't support him.

5. George Santayana:

   A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fraud
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fraud
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fraud
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraud
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fraud
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fraud
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fraud
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Mythology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=fraud