defraud
to deprive of a right, money, or property by fraud: Dishonest employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
Origin of defraud
1Other words for defraud
Other words from defraud
- de·frau·da·tion [dee-fraw-dey-shuhn], /ˌdi frɔˈdeɪ ʃən/, de·fraud·ment, noun
- de·fraud·er, noun
- un·de·fraud·ed, adjective
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How to use defraud in a sentence
Because he is a defrauder if he detain other men's money, while a lawful way of repaying it may be taken.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) | Richard BaxterWhy should not the heavens be closed, and be dark and forbidding to a defrauder like himself?
Living for the Best | James G. K. McClureAnd you will go to law for it, and you will denounce the man as a defrauder.
New Tabernacle Sermons | Thomas De Witt TalmageHe is a defrauder of the revenue, thou would'st be understood to say?
The Bravo | J. Fenimore CooperDid the embezzler of the spoils and the defrauder threaten woe also to the soldiers?
The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08 | Titus Livius
British Dictionary definitions for defraud
/ (dɪˈfrɔːd) /
(tr) to take away or withhold money, rights, property, etc, from (a person) by fraud; cheat; swindle
Derived forms of defraud
- defraudation (ˌdiːfrɔːˈdeɪʃən) or defraudment, noun
- defrauder, noun
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