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English noun: fraud

1. fraud (act) intentional deception resulting in injury to another person


Broader (hypernym)crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense


Narrower (hyponym)barratry, cheat, collateral fraud, constructive fraud, election fraud, extrinsic fraud, fraud in fact, fraud in the factum, fraud in the inducement, identity theft, intrinsic fraud, legal fraud, mail fraud, positive fraud, rig, swindle

2. fraud (person) a person who makes deceitful pretenses


Synonymsfake, faker, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer


Broader (hypernym)beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster


Narrower (hyponym)name dropper, ringer

3. fraud (act) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage


Synonymsdupery, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on


Broader (hypernym)chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile


Narrower (hyponym)goldbrick









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