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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
deception, misrepresentation, deceit - a misleading falsehood
2.fraudulence - the quality of being fraudulentfraudulence - the quality of being fraudulent      
dishonesty - the quality of being dishonest
3.fraudulence - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
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] Nfraudulencia f, fraude m
fraudulence, fraudulency
nBetrügerei f; (of action)betrügerische Art
fraudulence [ˈfrɔːdjʊlns] nfraudolenza


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Riyadh, October 25, SPA -- The Saudi Interpol has succeeded in extradition of a culprit who has obtained tens of millions by carrying crimes of deceit and fraudulence including issuance of bounced-cheques and fooling people by alleging that he will provide them with great profits.
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