英语词汇“fraud”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A fraud is a something that deceives or tricks another person, usually to get their money. Frauds are dishonest.

A fraud is something that sounds too good to be true — because it isn't. If you're promised millions of dollars by anyone on the Internet, that's got to be a fraud. Anyone trying to sell you a bridge is committing fraud. Identity theft is a type of fraud. Democrats and Republicans frequently accuse the other party of fraud when it comes to counting votes. You can also tell a person who is fake or an impostor is a fraud.

WORD FAMILY

fraud: defraud, frauds+/defraud: defrauded, defrauder, defrauding, defrauds/defrauder: defrauders

USAGE EXAMPLES

Netanyahu was investigated during his first term as Israeli prime minister in the late 1990s on allegations of fraud and breach of public trust.

Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017)

In other words, perhaps the incoming president of the United States is a great big liar, a conscienceless opportunist and an unprincipled, amoral, convictionless fraud.

Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016)

A second election win in 2011 was marred by allegations of major fraud.

The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016)

1n intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

Hypo|Hyper

barratry

(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo

identity theft

the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

mail fraud

use of the mails to defraud someone

election fraud

misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election

constructive fraud, legal fraud

comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence

collateral fraud, extrinsic fraud

fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial

fraud in fact, positive fraud

actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another

fraud in the factum

fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract

fraud in the inducement

fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts

intrinsic fraud

fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud

cheat, rig, swindle

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

cozenage, scam

a fraudulent business scheme

fraud in law

fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent

bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

pyramiding

a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated

holdout

the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

swiz

British slang for a swindle

shell game, thimblerig

a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

2n something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

dupery, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on

goldbrick

anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless

chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

3n a person who makes deceitful pretenses

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

fake, faker, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer

name dropper

someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends

ringer

a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses

beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

单词	fraud
释义	fraud (once / 332 pages) n A fraud is a something that deceives or tricks another person, usually to get their money. Frauds are dishonest. A fraud is something that sounds too good to be true — because it isn't. If you're promised millions of dollars by anyone on the Internet, that's got to be a fraud. Anyone trying to sell you a bridge is committing fraud. Identity theft is a type of fraud. Democrats and Republicans frequently accuse the other party of fraud when it comes to counting votes. You can also tell a person who is fake or an impostor is a fraud. WORD FAMILY fraud: defraud, frauds+/defraud: defrauded, defrauder, defrauding, defrauds/defrauder: defrauders USAGE EXAMPLES Netanyahu was investigated during his first term as Israeli prime minister in the late 1990s on allegations of fraud and breach of public trust. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) In other words, perhaps the incoming president of the United States is a great big liar, a conscienceless opportunist and an unprincipled, amoral, convictionless fraud. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) A second election win in 2011 was marred by allegations of major fraud. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n intentional deception resulting in injury to another person Hypo\|Hyper barratry (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo identity theft the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge mail fraud use of the mails to defraud someone election fraud misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election constructive fraud, legal fraud comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence collateral fraud, extrinsic fraud fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial fraud in fact, positive fraud actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another fraud in the factum fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract fraud in the inducement fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts intrinsic fraud fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud cheat, rig, swindle the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme cozenage, scam a fraudulent business scheme fraud in law fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, gyp, hustle, sting a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property pyramiding a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated holdout the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later swiz British slang for a swindle shell game, thimblerig a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act 2n something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper dupery, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on goldbrick anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) 3n a person who makes deceitful pretenses Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper fake, faker, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer name dropper someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends ringer a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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