Synonym: dishonesty, swindle, trickery. Similar words: trauma, frame, frankly, fragile, fragment, fraction, franchise, framework. Meaning: [frɔːd] n. 1. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person 2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses 3. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
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(181) The following case provides a very good illustration of the legal problems arising from allegations of fraud.
(182) Triggering the voter fraud inquiry was a complaint by former Rep.
(183) A crossed cheque therefore gives some protection against fraud if it falls into the wrong hands.
(184) They have also cast doubt on his client's character by implying there's been some sort of fraud.
(184) Sentencedict.com is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find good sentences for a large number of words.
(185) The commonwealth, Dalzell believed, had perpetrated a fraud on the federal court; the commonwealth had swapped evidence.
(186) Dirks relayed this news to some of his clients, who sold Equity Funding Corps shares before the fraud was publicly disclosed.
(187) Tesco has linked up to Equifax to combat card fraud at its filling station sites.
(188) The zero rating of goods moving to other member states without Customs documentation clearly invites fraud.
(189) In a novel move, Merriam raised the issue of vote fraud before the election took place.
(190) Most of the suppliers accused in the sting operations have pleaded guilty to fraud charges.
(191) It could potentially improve care,[sentencedict.com] assist in medical research and help in detecting patterns of insurance fraud.
(192) The charges included racketeering, conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, misapplication of funds and interstate transportation of stolen property.
(193) Mum has been a lot more cheerful since Quigley was declared bankrupt, insane and guilty of fraud.
(194) Most losses were the result of financial fraud and the theft of proprietary information.
(195) This was the third time in six months that the federal government had intervened in state politics to redress alleged fraud.
(196) Accusations of election fraud, from ballots cast for dead people to double-voting, are as old as democracy itself.
(197) This is the cultural background against which fraud has been carried out.
(198) The group denies the charge of election fraud, and makes a countercharge of violence against the opposition.
(199) Pareto was more convinced that authority is simply a matter of fraud rather than self-justification by the elite.
(200) A few weeks ago, Mr Tucker was found guilty of fraud.
(201) The lawsuit alleges a pattern of fraud by the company in the sale of life insurance.
(202) Clearly, this case was an outrageous fraud on the public purse.
(203) Tax avoidance is legal; tax evasion is illegal - involving concealment in one form or another, and therefore fraud.
(204) Goneril and Regan used fraud to gain power, and now that they have it, no longer need to dissimulate.
(205) So a government scientist, whom out of modesty I forbear to name, had to expose the fraud.
(206) Mr Berisha's Democratic party alleged widespread electoral fraud by the government and intimidation of polling station officials by the police.
(207) That was the conclusion of a General Accounting Office report in 1992 on fraud in the health care system.
(208) He would ultimately get indicted for fraud as a result.
(209) Its information enables subscribers to minimise the risk of loss from fraud and malpractice.
(210) Caserta and Bohrman are among those facing a criminal trial this month on mail and wire fraud charges.
More similar words: trauma, frame, frankly, fragile, fragment, fraction, franchise, framework, be afraid to, infrastructure.