Defraud - English meaning
Defraud – definitions in English dictionary
verbIllegally obtain money from (someone) by deception.
Usage examples:
He used a second identity to defraud the bank of thousands of pounds
verbTo take or keep something illegally from someone by deceiving the person
Usage examples:
She is charged with defrauding the internal revenue service.
verbTo take money or goods illegally from someone by deceiving them
Usage examples:
Defraud sb of sth an architect and two surveyors defrauded a charity trust of £3.5m by invoicing it…
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Word origin
late Middle English: from Old French defrauder or Latin defraudare, from de- ‘from’ + fraudare ‘to cheat’ (from fraus, fraud- ‘fraud’).
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