26984 words

defrauding

2 definitions • 2 examples
1
present participle of
2
to take something illegally from a person, company, etc., or to prevent someone from having something that is legally theirs, by making statements that are not true:

Examples:

He was found guilty of defrauding the Inland Revenue.
defraud someone/something of something They are both charged with conspiracy to defraud an insurance company of $20,000.

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