fraud /ˈfɹɔːd/noun 5verb 1forms 3 noun5 •lying to people or tricking them so as to take their money, which is against the law •Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved or unlawful gain.When success a lover's toil attends, / Few ask, if fraud or force attain'd his ends. — 1712 •The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end. •A person who performs any such trick. •(no longer used) A trap or snare. verb1 •(no longer used) To defraud. formsfrauded · frauding · frauds
