defrauded
past simple and past participle ofdefraud
| 单词 | defrauded |
| 释义 | defrauded past simple and past participle ofdefraud defraud verb[T] uk/dɪˈfrɔːd/us/dɪˈfrɑːd/to take somethingillegallyfrom aperson,company, etc., or topreventsomeone from having something that islegallytheirs bydeceivingthem: He wasfoundguiltyof defrauding theInternalRevenueService. They are bothchargedwithconspiracyto defraud aninsurancecompanyof$20,000. Synonyms coninformal diddle(TRICK)informal gypUSinformal old-fashioned rookold-fashionedinformal swindle to deceive someone
Fraud & corruption
Examplesofdefraudeddefrauded In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These estimates are put on quite unjustly, and these poor people aredefraudedof the full pension. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After that deception was uncovered, it transpired that he haddefraudedanother authority for whom he had previously worked of a further £48,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is one in which the consumer can be very muchdefrauded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clearly, these elderly people were conned, fooled and—in some cases—quite deliberatelydefraudedinto signing an agreement that they did not really understand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The result will be that he will be absolutelydefraudedof his vote in that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Companies nowadays are vulnerable to the misuse of funds or to beingdefraudedby particular individuals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a well-known fact that as far as that matter is concerned people aredefraudedagain and again out of their proper weight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The bank has beendefraudedof that sum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So it is a matter of fact that the person hasdefraudedthe system twice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are entirely in accord with their intention; every pounddefraudedfrom the system is a pound less for those in real need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have no evidence that secretaries of public companies have been responsible for major scandals or instrumental in shareholders beingdefrauded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That fight is, of course, desperately important: every pound of which the system isdefraudedis a pound less for someone in genuine need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course the public are equallydefraudedwhichever may be the cause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it can bedefraudedin one part of the country, it can bedefraudedanywhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question in the book ring of a vendor beingdefraudedof as much as £40,000 which. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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