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[ UK /fɹˈɔːd/ ]
[ US /ˈfɹɔd/ ]
NOUN
  1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
  2. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
  3. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

How To Use fraud In A Sentence

  • Liberal democracy is a fraud, a cover for the power of the elite. Times, Sunday Times
  • They put out a plan that adds up, leaves no ox ungored and should shut up anyone who says the deficit can be contained by cutting waste, fraud, abuse and foreign aid. Two Tests of a Gridlock Mentality
  • Mum has been a lot more cheerful since Quigley was declared bankrupt, insane and guilty of fraud.
  • The man won his year-long battle to clear his name only after a bank worker was arrested for fraud. Times, Sunday Times
  • The boundary between probity and fraud was much more difficult to draw in this area.
  • Newspapers have, however, reported that prosecutors are convinced the investigating magistrate in charge of a corruption and fraud inquiry involving the regional governments of the Balearic Islands and Valencia will soon officially name him as a suspect in the case. Spain's king blocks scandal-hit son-in-law from royal duties
  • After several years of investigations, the Boys Ranch was indicted on criminal Medicaid fraud and grand theft charges last April.
  • Contrary to his testimony, Pierce was personally involved in the fraud.
  • Across the street, protesters denounced what they called a fraudulent vote and urged a boycott. Undefined
  • They have defrauded taxpayers for years. The Sun
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