fraud

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The   directors   were   accused   of   bribe ,  tax   fraud   and   forgery .
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Meaning

Synonyms

deceit
C2
deception
C1
trick
B1
cheating
B2
cheat
B2
swindle
21k
trickery
22k
swindler
20k
sham
C2
guile
33k
impostor
C2
trickster
21k
deceiver
36k
fake
B1
imposter
C2
pretender
26k
imposture
dishonesty
27k
humbug
25k
swindling
36k
canard
decoy
C2

charlatan

counterfeit
C2
imposition
29k
treachery
C2
hoax
C2
embezzlement
21k
cheater
C2
con man
lie
A2
scam
C1
fraudulence
faker
31k
shark
B2
🦈
phony
C1
shammer
hypocrite
C1
knave
23k
liar
B1
betrayal
C1
con
B2
gyp
35k
forgery
C2
hypocrisy
C2
falsehood
32k
roguery
dupery
pretence
30k
crook
C1
Translations

Betrug
fraude
frode
fraude
escroquerie
Schwindel
hile

απάτη

truffa
imbroglio
fraude
Betrüger
bedrog
tromperie
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɹɔːd/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
fraude
In summary

From Middle English fraude (recorded since 1345), from Old French fraude, a borrowing from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”).

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