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fraud in English:

1. the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods



English word "fraud"(the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods) occurs in sets:

Law and the Legal System - basic volcabulary 2
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2. dishonest


Do I look dishonest or what?
What a dishonest fellow!
Many politicians are dishonest.
They're dishonest people, and they'll try to charge you five dollars.
John claimed that the dishonest salesman had tricked him into buying a useless piece of machinery.
He is a thoroughly dishonest character.
He employed dishonest means in his business.
It is our national conviction that politics is a dirty and dishonest pursuit.
Don’t be dishonest about how much money you have spent.
He was not usually a dishonest person, so it was strange that he chose to hide the truth about finding the money.
They admitted that there were dishonest officers in the police force.
He is the most dishonest person I know. I've never heard him tell the truth.
All right, it was dishonest.
The newspapers are calling him a dishonest politician.
I would rather be poor than make money by dishonest means.

English word "fraud"(dishonest) occurs in sets:

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3. crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or good



English word "fraud"(crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or good) occurs in sets:

English speaking

4. the crime of gaining money or benefits by tricking or lying to others



5. the crime of getting money by deceiving people



English word "fraud"(the crime of getting money by deceiving people) occurs in sets:

Cambridge Objective Advanced - Unit 2

6. the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person



English word "fraud"(the crime of using dishonest methods to take something valuable from another person) occurs in sets:

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7. the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally



English word "fraud"(the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally) occurs in sets:

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8. a person or thing intended to deceive others



English word "fraud"(a person or thing intended to deceive others) occurs in sets:

Gangster Life

9. the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them



10. someone or something that is not what they claim to be



11. a person pretending to be someone else



English word "fraud"(a person pretending to be someone else) occurs in sets:

Advanced English words that start with "F"

12. a criminal deception intended for personal gain



English word "fraud"(a criminal deception intended for personal gain) occurs in sets:

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13. the action of producing false documents or information in order to get what you want



English word "fraud"(the action of producing false documents or information in order to get what you want) occurs in sets:

Money or Morals

14. the crime of obtaining someone's property by deceiving them



15. someone who deceives people by saying that they are someone or something that they are not



16. getting property or money from people by making them believe untrue things