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Fraud Deception Noun Crime Gaining Money Financial Benefits

word fraud
definition
noun
Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying .
He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.
Tax frauds are dealt with by HMRC.
A fraud is something or someone that deceives people in a way that is illegal or dishonest .
Unfortunately the portraits were frauds.
He believes many 'psychics' are frauds who rely on perception and subtle deception.
If you call someone or something a fraud, you are criticizing them because you think that they are not genuine, or are less good than they claim or appear to be.
I suspect her of being a fashion fraud, pretending to care about it more than she really does.
inflections frauds
cefr-level B2

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