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fraudulence

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fraud⋅u⋅lent

  [fraw-juh-luhnt]
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–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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L fraudulentus. See fraud, -ulent

Related forms:
fraud⋅u⋅lence, fraud⋅u⋅len⋅cy, noun
fraud⋅u⋅lent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 2. deceitful, deceptive, crooked, underhanded.
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fraud·u·lent   (frô'jə-lənt)   
adj.  

  1. Engaging in fraud; deceitful.

  2. Characterized by, constituting, or gained by fraud: fraudulent business practices.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus, fraud-, deceit.]
fraud'u·lence n., fraud'u·lent·ly adv.
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Main Entry: fraud·u·lent
Function: adjective
: characterized by, based on, or done by fraud —compare DECEPTIVE, FALSE, MISLEADING —fraud·u·lent·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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