scientific fraud

collocation in English

meaningsofscientificandfraud

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scientific
adjective
uk
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/us
/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/
relating to science, or using the organized methods ...
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fraud
noun
uk
/frɔːd/us
/frɑːd/
the crime of getting money by ...
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(Definition ofscientificandfraudfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscientific fraud

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The cases ofscientificfraudwere ultimately resolved by outside intervention.
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The crucial issues ofscientificfraud, callous mistreatment of patients, and the deterioration of the quality of care all have to be addressed.
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Even the issue ofscientificfraudbecame a source of cloning humor.
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Scientificfraudof course occurs, but when it does, colleagues are genuinely saddened, and mystified about how the fraudsters thought they could get away with it.
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Ifscientificfraudhas been committed in one of our great institutions, surely we should know what is going on.
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His only offence was to tell the truth aboutscientificfraudand financial irregularities.
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He alleged that there had beenscientificfraudand that, in essence, results were being fabricated.
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Chapman exposed ascientificfraudin an important scientific project.
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The retraction was motivated by accumulating evidence of errors andscientificfraudunderlying the vaccine-autism claim.
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Indeed, biases sometimes come from deliberate intent to mislead or otherscientificfraud.
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The blog argues that retractions provide a window into the self-correcting nature of science, and can provide insight into cases ofscientificfraud.
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When such cases ofscientificfraudcome to light, they usually give rise to an academic scandal, but it is unknown how much fraud goes undiscovered.
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