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Definition: DEFRAUD |
DEFRAUDVerb1. Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Law | To perpetrate a fraud. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Crosswords: TO DEFRAUD |
| English words defined with "TO DEFRAUD": Dead set ♦ false pretence, false pretense, forgery ♦ implicate ♦ mail fraud ♦ raid. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "TO DEFRAUD": Ambush ♦ customs examiner, CUSTOMS IMPORT SPECIALIST ♦ Ponzi scheme ♦ SET ♦ To PINCH ON THE PARSON'S SIDE ♦ WHITEWASHED. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Benin | BENIN'S PROXIMITY TO NIGERIA MEANS THAT A NUMBER OF MALA FIDE NIGERIAN OPERATORS HAVE ESTABLISHED COMPANIES WHICH ARE LITTLE MORE THAN A POST OFFICE BOX AND FAX MACHINE AND WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO DEFRAUD FOREIGN WOULD BE INVESTORS. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "TO DEFRAUD"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 阬 (pit), 坑 (pit). (various references) | |
Danish | bedrage (cheat, deceive). (various references) | |
Dutch | frauderen (defraud, swindle). (various references) | |
French | frauder. (various references) | |
German | betruegen, betrügen (be unfaithful, cheat, cheat on, deceive, defraud, dupe, fool, rook, swindle, to cheat, to deceive, to trepan, trick). (various references) | |
Greek | εξαπατώ (beguile, bilk, cheat, cozen, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle, fake out, gull, pup, swindle, thimblering, victimize). (various references) | |
Hungarian | csalási szándékkal (with intent to defraud). (various references) | |
Italian | frodare (cheat, defraud, swindle, victimise, victimize). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | otay efraudday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | fraudar. (various references) | |
Spanish | defraudar (belie, betray, dash, deceive, defeat, defraud, embezzle, let down), cometer un fraude. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | frustro. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-f-o-r-t-u" | |
-1 letter: outdared. | |
-2 letters: defraud, drafted, fadeout, outdare, outread, readout. | |
-3 letters: adored, autoed, dafter, darted, dauted, deodar, detour, doated, dotard, farded, fedora, fodder, forded, orated, outadd, rafted, redout, routed, toured, traded, turfed. | |
-4 letters: adder, adore, afore, after, dared, dated, dater, defat, derat, doted, doter, doura, draft, dread, dured, faded, fader, fared, fated, fetor, feuar, forte, fraud. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-f-o-r-t-u" | |
+2 letters: fluoridated. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Translations: Ancient 7. Anagrams 8. Bibliography |
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