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fraud
has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
Used in print (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)The Postmaster_General recently reported that mail_order frauds - among which fake therapeutic devices figure prominently - are at the highest level in history . |
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[ noun ] a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Though it was a great relief when the big brains on these shows turned_out to be frauds and phonies , it did irreparable damage to the ego of the editor and many_another intelligent , well-informed American . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)Authorities believe that many_of the Doctor Frauds using these false health gadgets are still in business . Related terms deceiver name_dropper namedropper ringer feign dissemble waffle simulate fudge |
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[ noun ] something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Synonyms Used in print (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)How could the rich , for whom life was made so simple , ever understand the subterfuges , the lies , the frauds , the errors , sins and even crimes to which the poor were driven in their efforts to overcome the great advantages the rich had in the race of life ? (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)Somehow , all the other passengers ( also supposed to have died in_this web of elaborate frauds to cover_up the disappearance of the personnel of the Gabriel ) had simultaneously `` agreed '' to die . Related terms |
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