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Added 9 October 2026

fraud

/ˈfɹɔːd/ noun

In Latin: fraus, captiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fraud at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.

verb

To defraud.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English fraude (recorded since 1345), from Old French fraude, a borrowing from Latin fraus (“deceit, injury, offence”).

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