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fraudulence

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fraud·u·lent  (frôj-lnt)
adj.
1. Engaging in fraud; deceitful.
2. Characterized by, constituting, or gained by fraud: fraudulent business practices.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus, fraud-, deceit.]
fraudu·lence n.
fraudu·lent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fraudulence - a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
duplicity
deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
2.fraudulencefraudulence - the quality of being fraudulent      
deceit
dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
3.fraudulence - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
dupery, hoax, put-on, humbug, fraud
chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, guile, chicane - the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Translations
fraudulence [ˈfrɔːdjʊləns] N → fraudulencia f, fraude m
fraudulence, fraudulency
n → Betrügerei f; (of action) → betrügerische Art
fraudulence [ˈfrɔːdjʊl/əns] n → fraudolenza
fraudulence [ˈfrɔːdjʊl/əns] n → fraudolenza


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