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defraud
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de·fraud  (d-frôd)
tr.v. de·fraud·ed, de·fraud·ing, de·frauds
To take something from by fraud; swindle: defrauded the immigrants by selling them worthless land deeds.

[Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Latin dfraudre : d-, de- + fraudre, to cheat (from fraus, fraud-, fraud).]

defraud·ation (dfrô-dshn) n.
de·frauder n.

defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd]
vb
(Law) (tr) to take away or withhold money, rights, property, etc., from (a person) by fraud; cheat; swindle
defraudation  [ˌdiːfrɔːˈdeɪʃən], defraudment n
defrauder  n
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Verb1.defrauddefraud - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

defraud
verb cheat, rob, con (informal), do (slang), skin (slang), stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip off (slang), fleece, swindle, stitch up (slang), rook (slang), diddle (informal), bilk, gyp (slang), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government.
Translations
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] VT (frm) [+ person, authorities] → estafar, defraudar
to defraud sb of sthestafar algo a algn
he defrauded the firm of £1,000le estafó 1.000 libras a la compañía
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vt [+ person, organization] → frauder
to defraud sb of sth → escroquer qch à qn
defraud
vtbetrügen, hintergehen; to defraud somebody of somethingjdn um etw betrügen or bringen
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vt to defraud (of)defraudare (di)
defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vt to defraud (of)defraudare (di)


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