fraudulent

fraud·u·lent  (frôj-lnt)

adj.

1. Engaging in fraud; deceitful.

2. Characterized by, constituting, or gained by fraud: fraudulent business practices.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus, fraud-, deceit.]

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fraudu·lence n.

fraudu·lent·ly adv.

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fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt]

adj

1. acting with or having the intent to deceive

2. relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action

[from Latin fraudulentus deceitful]

fraudulence , fraudulency n

fraudulently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

fraudulent - intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" deceitful, fallacious dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

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fraudulent

adjective deceitful, false, crooked (informal), untrue, sham, treacherous, dishonest, deceptive, counterfeit, spurious, crafty, swindling, double-dealing, duplicitous, knavish, phoney or phony (informal), criminal fraudulent claims about being a nurse
true, principled, genuine, upright, honourable, honest, reputable, lawful, trustworthy, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), above board

Translations

fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt]

A. ADJ → fraudulento

B. CPD fraudulent conversion N (Jur) → apropiación f ilícita

fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdʒʊlənt] adj

(= false) [claim] → frauduleux/euse

[election] → frauduleux/euse

fraudulent

adj → betrügerisch

fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdjʊl/ənt] adj (behaviour) → disonesto/a; (claims) → fraudolento/a