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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFraud
/frɔːd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.
"He was convicted of wire fraud and sentenced to five years in federal prison." - 2
A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming being something that they are not.
"She felt like a fraud when everyone praised her work on the project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'fraus', meaning deceit or injury, which evolved through Old French 'fraude' into Middle English during the 14th century. Historically, it has denoted intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fraud" is said worldwide
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fraude
Transliteration: /fʁod/
"La police a enquêté sur une affaire de fraude fiscale."
Betrug
Transliteration: /bəˈtʁuːk/
"Das Unternehmen wurde Opfer eines schweren Betrugs."
frode
Transliteration: /ˈfrɔ.de/
"È stato accusato di frode finanziaria."
fraude
Transliteration: /ˈfɾaw.de/
"El banco detectó un intento de fraude en su tarjeta."
fraude
Transliteration: /ˈfɾaw.dʒi/
"Eles cometeram fraude para obter o empréstimo."
धोखाधड़ी
Transliteration: dhokhadhadi
"साइबर अपराध और ऑनलाइन धोखाधड़ी तेजी से बढ़ रही है।"
诈骗
Transliteration: zhàpiàn
"警方破获了一起重大金融诈骗案。"
사기
Transliteration: sagi
"그는 보험 사기 혐의로 기소되었습니다."
詐欺
Transliteration: sagi
"インターネットを利用した詐欺が増えています。"
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