Defraud
1defraud — de·fraud /di frȯd/ vt: to deprive of something by fraud de·fraud·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defraud …
2defraud — de‧fraud [dɪˈfrɔːd ǁ ˈfrɒːd] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to gain money or goods from someone by saying or doing something dishonest: • He admitted attempting to defraud the insurance company. defraud somebody of something • She defrauded… …
3Defraud — De*fraud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defrauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defrauding}.] [L. defraudare; de + fraudare to cheat, fr. fraus, fraudis, fraud: cf. OF. defrauder. See {Fraud}.] To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; …
4defraud — mid 14c., from O.Fr. defrauder, from L. defraudare to defraud, cheat, from de thoroughly (see DE (Cf. de )) + fraudare (see FRAUD (Cf. fraud)). Related: Defrauded; defrauding …
5defraud — swindle, overreach, *cheat, cozen Analogous words: trick, bamboozle, hoax, gull, *dupe, befool: outwit, circumvent, foil (see FRUSTRATE) …
6defraud — [v] cheat, bilk bamboozle, beguile, burn, chouse, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, deceive, delude, do, do number on*, do out of*, dupe, embezzle, fleece, flimflam, foil, hoax, jive*, milk*, outwit, pilfer, pull fast one*, rip off*, rob, shaft*,… …
7defraud — ► VERB ▪ illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception. DERIVATIVES defrauder noun. ORIGIN Latin defraudare, from fraudare to cheat …
8defraud — [dē frôd′, difrôd′] vt. [ME defrauden < OFr defrauder < L defraudare < de , from + fraudare, to cheat < fraus, FRAUD] to take away or hold back property, rights, etc. from by fraud; cheat SYN. CHEAT defraudation [dē΄frô dā′shən] n.… …
9defraud — v. (D; tr.) to defraud of (he defrauded them of their money) * * * [dɪ frɔːd] (D; tr.) to defraud of (he defrauded them of their money) (D; tr.) to defraud of (he defrauded them of their money) …
10defraud — de|fraud [dıˈfro:d US ˈfro:d] v [T] to trick a person or organization in order to get money from them defraud sb of sth ▪ She defrauded her employers of thousands of pounds. ▪ He faces charges of theft and conspiracy to defraud (=a secret plan to …
