defraud — de·fraud /di frȯd/ vt: to deprive of something by fraud de·fraud·er n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. defraud … Law dictionary
defraud — de‧fraud [dɪˈfrɔːd ǁ ˈfrɒːd] verb [intransitive, transitive] LAW to gain money or goods from someone by saying or doing something dishonest: • He admitted attempting to defraud the insurance company. defraud somebody of something • She defrauded… … Financial and business terms
defraud — mid 14c., from O.Fr. defrauder, from L. defraudare to defraud, cheat, from de thoroughly (see DE (Cf. de )) + fraudare (see FRAUD (Cf. fraud)). Related: Defrauded; defrauding … Etymology dictionary
defraud — swindle, overreach, *cheat, cozen Analogous words: trick, bamboozle, hoax, gull, *dupe, befool: outwit, circumvent, foil (see FRUSTRATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
defraud — [v] cheat, bilk bamboozle, beguile, burn, chouse, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, deceive, delude, do, do number on*, do out of*, dupe, embezzle, fleece, flimflam, foil, hoax, jive*, milk*, outwit, pilfer, pull fast one*, rip off*, rob, shaft*,… … New thesaurus
defraud — ► VERB ▪ illegally obtain money from (someone) by deception. DERIVATIVES defrauder noun. ORIGIN Latin defraudare, from fraudare to cheat … English terms dictionary
defraud — [dē frôd′, difrôd′] vt. [ME defrauden < OFr defrauder < L defraudare < de , from + fraudare, to cheat < fraus, FRAUD] to take away or hold back property, rights, etc. from by fraud; cheat SYN. CHEAT defraudation [dē΄frô dā′shən] n.… … English World dictionary
defraud — v. (D; tr.) to defraud of (he defrauded them of their money) * * * [dɪ frɔːd] (D; tr.) to defraud of (he defrauded them of their money) (D; tr.) to defraud of (he defrauded them of their money) … Combinatory dictionary
defraud — de|fraud [dıˈfro:d US ˈfro:d] v [T] to trick a person or organization in order to get money from them defraud sb of sth ▪ She defrauded her employers of thousands of pounds. ▪ He faces charges of theft and conspiracy to defraud (=a secret plan to … Dictionary of contemporary English
defraud — [[t]dɪfrɔ͟ːd[/t]] defrauds, defrauding, defrauded VERB If someone defrauds you, they take something away from you or stop you from getting what belongs to you by means of tricks and lies. [V n] He pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to… … English dictionary
