English noun: fraudulence |
1. | fraudulence (communication) a fraudulent or duplicitous representation |
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| Synonyms | duplicity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, misrepresentation |
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2. | fraudulence (attribute) the quality of being fraudulent |
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| Synonyms | deceit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | dishonesty |
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3. | fraudulence (act) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage |
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| Synonyms | dupery, fraud, hoax, humbug, put-on |
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| Broader (hypernym) | chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | goldbrick |
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