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fraud (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: fraude, from Latin fraus 'deceiving']
[U and C] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods
tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud
::He's been charged with tax fraud.
:: electoral fraud
::She was found guilty of fraud.
[C] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be
::I felt like a fraud.
::The police exposed the letter as a fraud.