fraud
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(noun) deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage |
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Synonyms: dupery, fraudulence, hoax, put-on |
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Related Words: Piltdown hoax, Piltdown man, chicanery, goldbrick, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile |
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(noun) intentional deception resulting in injury to another person |
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Related Words: cheat, collateral fraud, constructive fraud, crime, election fraud, extrinsic fraud, fraud in fact, fraud in the factum, fraud in the inducement, intrinsic fraud, law-breaking, legal fraud, mail fraud, positive fraud, swindle |
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(noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
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Synonyms: fake, faker, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham |
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Related Words: cheat, cheater, deceiver, namedropper, ringer, trickster |
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