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defraudation

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de⋅fraud

  [di-frawd]
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–verb (used with object)
to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
Origin:
1325–75; ME defrauden < OF defrauder < L dēfraudāre, equiv. to dē- de- + fraudāre to cheat; see fraud

Related forms:
de⋅frau⋅da⋅tion  [dee-fraw-dey-shuhn] , de⋅fraud⋅ment, noun
de⋅fraud⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
bilk, swindle, fleece, rip off, gyp, rook, cheat.
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de·fraud   (dĭ-frôd')   
tr.v.   de·fraud·ed, de·fraud·ing, de·frauds
To take something from by fraud; swindle: defrauded the immigrants by selling them worthless land deeds.

[Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Latin dēfraudāre : dē-, de- + fraudāre, to cheat (from fraus, fraud-, fraud).]
de'fraud·a'tion (dē'frô-dā'shən) n., de·fraud'er n.
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Main Entry: de·fraud
Pronunciation: di-'frod
Function: transitive verb
: to deprive of something by fraud —de·fraud·er noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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