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de·fraud /di-'frȯd/ vt: to deprive of something by fraudde·fraud·er n
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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befool, beguile, bilk, cheat, cheat out of money, circumscribere, commit breach of trust, cozen, deceive, defraudare, delude, deprive dishonestly, dupe, embezzle, fleece, fool, hoax, inveigle, levant, mislead, mulct, obtain money on false pretenses, peculate, practice chicanery, practice fraud upon, swindle, take advantage of, take by fraud, take in, trick
associated concepts: conspiracy to defraud, intent to defraud, use of mails to defraud
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betray (lead astray), bilk, cheat, circumvent, corrupt, deceive, defalcate, delude, dupe, embezzle, ensnare, evade (deceive), fake, hoodwink, illude, inveigle, mislabel, mislead, misrepresent, overreach, palter, peculate, prevaricate, purloin
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To take money or property from someone through the use of fraud or deceit; to cheat someone; to misrepresent a fact intending for someone to rely on it and thereby harm him or her. See also fraud
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To use deceit, falsehoods, or trickery to obtain money, an object, rights, or anything of value belonging to another.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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To make a misrepresentation of an existing material fact, knowing it to be false or making it recklessly without regard to whether it is true or false, intending for someone to rely on the misrepresentation and under circumstances in which such person does rely on it to his or her damage. To practice fraud; to cheat or trick. To deprive a person of property or any interest, estate, or right by fraud, deceit, or artifice.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To make a misrepresentation of an existing material fact, knowing it to be false or making it recklessly without regard to whether it is true or false, intending for someone to rely on the misrepresentation and under circumstances in which such person does rely on it to his or her damage. To practice fraud; to cheat or trick. To deprive a person of property or any interest, estate, or right by fraud, deceit, or artifice.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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v.to use deceit, falsehoods or trickery to obtain money, an object, rights or anything of value belonging to another.See also: fraud
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
