passport fraud

collocation in English

meaningsofpassportandfraud

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passport
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɑːs.pɔːt/us
/ˈpæs.pɔːrt/
an official document containing personal information and usually a photograph that allows a person to travel to foreign countries and to prove who ...
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fraud
noun
uk
/frɔːd/us
/frɑːd/
the crime of getting money by ...
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(Definition ofpassportandfraudfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Criminals are involved in a wide range of offences, includingpassportfraud, drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
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The criminal law provides severe penalties for those who are found guilty of offences in connection withpassportfraud.
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The focus is on developing the professional skills, technology, improved systems and intelligence methodology needed to tacklepassportfraud.
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It is vital that the battle againstpassportfraudshould be waged vigorously and continuously by improved technology and in other ways.
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It is not justpassportfraudfor which the documents are used.
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What action he is taking to reducepassportfraud.
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In the case ofpassportfraud, the benefit to the end user is usually the ability to outwit the immigration and nationality controls of this country or a country overseas.
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Among them were measures to prevent and detectpassportfraud, introduce a more secure passport and look at ways of involving the private sector in the issuing operation.
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However, they spend a large amount of their time working with the fraud units in consular sections, investigating visa andpassportfraud.
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For this he was indicted forpassportfraudin 1939.
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He was subsequently convicted of tax evasion andpassportfraud, and was sentenced to twelve years in prison.
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