Definition of fraud

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Fraud (n.) An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.

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Circumvention :: Circumvention (n.) The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion..
Trick :: Trick (v. t.) To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse..
Defraudment :: Defraudment (n.) Privation by fraud; defrauding.
Rook :: Rook (v. t. & i.) To cheat; to defraud by cheating.
Shark :: Shark (v. i.) To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to swindle.
Gaud :: Gaud (n.) Deceit; fraud; artifice; device.
Knavishly :: Knavishly (adv.) In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently.
Undesigning :: Undesigning (a.) Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere; artless; simple..
Palm :: Palm (v. t.) To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by unfair means; -- usually with off..
Fraudulent :: Fraudulent (a.) Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest..
Wipe :: Wipe (v. t.) To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by out.
Gull :: Gull (n.) A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud.
Wrench :: Wrench (v. t.) Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem.
Suppose :: Suppose (v. t.) To put by fraud in the place of another.
Beat :: Beat (v. t.) To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; -- often with out.
Pack :: Pack (n.) To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.
Cozener :: Cozener (n.) One who cheats or defrauds.
Forgery :: Forgery (n.) The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely; esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the false making or material alteration of or addition to a written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud; as, the forgery of a bond..
Honest :: Honest (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession..
Honesty :: Honesty (a.) The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile..
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