Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
990,179,953 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

defraud
(redirected from defrauded)

   Also found in: Legal 0.09 sec.
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
Verb
to cheat out of money, property, or a right to do something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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) rip off (slang) fleece, swindle, stitch up (slang) rook (slang) diddle (informal) bilk, gyp (slang) pull a fast one on (informal) cozen
Translations
Spanish defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vtestafar;
to defraud sb of sth → estafar algo a algn

French defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vtfrauder;
to defraud sb of sth → soutirer qch malhonnêtement à qn; escroquer qch à qn; frustrer qn de qch

German defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vt to defraud sb (of sth) → jdn (um etw) betrügen
Italian defraud [dɪˈfrɔːd] vt to defraud (of) → defraudare (di)

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.