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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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Fraudulent

Fraud"u*lent\, a. [L. fraudulentus, fr. fraus, fraudis, frand: cf. F. fraudulent.]

1. Using fraud; trickly; deceitful; dishonest.

2. Characterized by,, founded on, or proceeding from, fraund; as, a fraudulent bargain.

He, with serpent tongue, . . . His fraudulent temptation thus began. --Milton.

3. Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest. --Milton.

Syn: Deceitful; fraudful; guileful; crafty; wily; cunning; subtle; deceiving; cheating; deceptive; insidious; treacherous; dishonest; designing; unfair.
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Language Translation for : fraudulent
Spanish: fraudulento,
German: betrügerisch,
Japanese: 詐欺の
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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
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