Fraud



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解释

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• n. 欺诈, 欺骗; 骗子
• ［英］ n. 欺诈, 欺骗 ( deceit; trickery) ; 骗子 ( impostor; cheat)
• ［类］ forgery : counterfeit / embezzlement : fraud ( 伪造品是一种赝品 / 贪污是一种欺骗)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English fraude, from Anglo-French, from Latin fraud-, fraus
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. deceit, trickery; specifically intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right
  • b. an act of deceiving or misrepresenting ; trick
• 2.
  • a. a person who is not what he or she pretends to be ; impostor; also one who defrauds ; cheat
  • b. one that is not what it seems or is represented to be
• Synonyms: see deception, imposture

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