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fraud
noun
the
illegal
act
of
deceiving
people
or
organizations
to
get
money
,
property
,
or
other
benefits
•
The
company
lost
millions
because
of
financial
fraud
.
The
company
lost
millions
because
of
financial
fraud
.
•
She
was
arrested
for
fraud
after
forging
the
signatures
on
loan
papers
.
She
was
arrested
for
fraud
after
forging
the
signatures
on
loan
papers
.
Middle
English
,
borrowed
from
Old
French
‘
fraude
’,
from
Latin
‘
fraus
’
meaning
deceit
or
injury
.
noun
a
person
who
pretends
to
be
something
they
are
not
in
order
to
deceive
others
•
People
believed
his
story
,
but
he
was
later
exposed
as
a
fraud
.
People
believed
his
story
,
but
he
was
later
exposed
as
a
fraud
.
•
The
supposed
nutrition
expert
turned
out
to
be
a
complete
fraud
.
The
supposed
nutrition
expert
turned
out
to
be
a
complete
fraud
.
noun
something
,
such
as
a
product
,
document
,
or
work
of
art
,
that
is
fake
and
meant
to
trick
people
into
believing
it
is
real
or
valuable
•
The
famous
painting
was
proven
to
be
a
clever
fraud
.
The
famous
painting
was
proven
to
be
a
clever
fraud
.
•
The
diamond-studded
watch
he
bought
online
turned
out
to
be
a
cheap
fraud
.
The
diamond-studded
watch
he
bought
online
turned
out
to
be
a
cheap
fraud
.
