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fraudulent

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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

fraudulent
Translations
fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt]
A. ADJfraudulento
B. CPD fraudulent conversion N (Jur) → apropiación f ilícita
fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdʒʊlənt] adj
(= false) [claim] → frauduleux/euse
[election] → frauduleux/euse
fraudulent
fraudulent [ˈfrɔːdjʊlnt] adj (behaviour) → disonesto/a; (claims) → fraudolento/a


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