instances of fraud
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinstanceandfraud
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instance
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.stəns/us/ˈɪn.stəns/
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that ...
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fraud
noun
uk/frɔːd/us/frɑːd/
the crime of getting money by ...
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(Definition ofinstanceandfraudfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofinstances of fraud
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We have other mechanisms to highlight previously undetected instances of fraud.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I will not grant approval until these instances of fraud have been resolved, the perpetrators penalised and the money concerned paid back.
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I must nevertheless emphasise that no instances of fraud or misappropriation have been detected.
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These figures do not include instances of fraud prevention by post office staff in compliance with their normal contractual obligations.
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The housing benefit scheme is administered by local authorities who are responsible for investigating and dealing with instances of fraud.
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Few, if any, recorded instances of fraud occurred in the north-east.
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In the last year a number of possible instances of fraud by defence contractors have been investigated.
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We know that there were instances of fraud under the previous system.
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I see little point in this new machinery to collect all the information on possible instances of fraud.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
According to reports in the media, there have been irregularities and instances of fraud in connection with the registers.
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What we have seen is an increase in the interest that all other member states take in their role in preventing, detecting and pursuing instances of fraud.
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It is also noticeable that the principal instances of fraud that are beginning to emerge and be looked at in detail relate especially to the agriculture regime.
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While we must seek to reduce those instances of fraud as much as possible, the principle of intervention tends to make the system capable of fraudulent use.
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Unfortunately, because his office relied on information provided by government departments, some instances of fraud went undetected.
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There have been instances of fraud, though he says these are rare.
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