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单词 defraud
释义
defraud
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈfrɔːd/us
/dɪˈfrɑːd/
to take somethingillegallyfrom aperson,company, etc., or topreventsomeone from having something that islegallytheirs bydeceivingthem:
欺诈，诈骗
He wasfoundguiltyof defrauding theInternalRevenueService.他被判欺诈国内税务署罪名成立。
They are bothchargedwithconspiracyto defraud aninsurancecompanyof$20,000.他们俩被指控合谋诈骗保险公司两万美元。
Synonyms
coninformal
diddle(TRICK)informal
gypUSinformal old-fashioned
rookold-fashionedinformal
swindle
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to deceive someone
  • deceiveThe cigarette companies deceived the public about the health risks of cigarettes.
  • deceive yourselfYou'd be deceiving yourself if you believed that.
  • trickShe felt they had tricked her into saying more than she intended.
  • foolYou don't fool me with your innocent act.
  • take inThey claimed to be destitute, but we weren't taken in.
  • pull the wool over someone's eyesI'm not stupid. You can't pull the wool over my eyes like that.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fraud & corruption
  • anti-bribery
  • anti-corruption
  • anti-counterfeiting
  • anti-fraud
  • Augean
  • bribe
  • dolus
  • embezzle
  • embezzlement
  • extortion
  • false accounting
  • launder
  • malfeasance
  • malpractice
  • match-fixing
  • money laundering
  • nobble
  • pyramid scheme
  • siphon
  • vishing
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(Definition ofdefraudfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

defraud| American Dictionary

defraud
verb[T]
us
/dɪˈfrɔd/
to take orkeepsomethingillegallyfrom someone bydeceivingtheperson:
She ischargedwith defrauding theInternalRevenueService.
(Definition ofdefraudfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

defraud| Business English

defraud
verb[T]
LAW
uk
/dɪˈfrɔːd/us
to takemoneyorgoodsillegallyfrom someone bydeceivingthem:
defraud sb of sthAnarchitectand twosurveyorsdefrauded acharitytrustof £3.5m byinvoicingit forworkthey did not do and byinflatingfeesinbuildingcontracts.
Thepolicemade anumberofarrestsat the company'sheadofficeinconnectionwith aconspiracyto defraudinvestors.
(Definition ofdefraudfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefraud

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Cheaters are agents with high discount rates, prone todefraudothers in exchange.
From theCambridge English Corpus
On the other hand, plenty of commentators also lamented many customers' seemingly tireless attempts todefraudand rob shopkeepers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Many different ways of defrauding companies are listed, but the hardest to detect is computer-based crime.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In spite of this, tax fraud continues, as well as individuals who will seek todefraudthe government.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Without any ill-intent or intention todefraud, a young exuberant, ebullient person can easily be tempted to start up a business of this kind.
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As to the protection of the consumer, there are cases where defaulting estate agents have collected pre-control deposits and absconded or defrauded the client.
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These estimates are put on quite unjustly, and these poor people are defrauded of the full pension.
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Is there ground for criminal proceedings, for obtaining money by false pretences with intent todefraud, for fraudulent conversion or publishing a fraudulent prospectus?
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After that deception was uncovered, it transpired that he had defrauded another authority for whom he had previously worked of a further £48,000.
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Is it not the truth that those figures were entirely bogus and an effort todefraudthe electorate in the run-up to the election?
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They also have stronger powers to tackle employers who collude with their staff todefraudthe benefit system.
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It is not right to say that organised criminal landlord fraud is exactly the same as an individual claimant defrauding the system.
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In one of them five men were fined a total of £1,050 for conspiring todefraudby means of a mock auction.
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It is not just "defraud", and therefore it is not just whatever limited ambit that is meant to cover under the existing law.
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One need look no further than clause 1, which removes references to defrauding and deceit and uses the word "prejudice".
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