Legal Definition and Related Resources of Defraud
Meaning of Defraud
Deprive of some right , interest or property by fraud , deceit or artifice . See U.S. v Godwin, 566 F.2d975.
Defraud Alternative Definition
To withhold from another that which is justly due to him, or to deprive him of a right, by deception or artifice. 12 Barb. (N. Y.) 186.
Synonyms of Defraud
verb
- befool
- beguile
- bilk
- cheat
- cheat out of money
- circumscribere
- commit breach of trust
- cozen
- defraudare
- deceive
- delude
- deprive dishonestly
- dupe
- embezzle
- fleece
- fool
- hoax
- inveigle
- levant
- mislead
- mulct
- obtain money on false pretenses
- peculate
- practice chicanery
- practice fraud upon
- swindle
- take advantage of
- take by fraud
- take in
- trick
- Associated Concepts: conspiracy to defraud
- intent to defraud
- use of mails to defraud
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Related Legal Terms
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Cheat, Counterfeit, Deceit, False Personation, Fraudulent Conveyance, Mail Fraud, Manipulation, Swindle, Theft By False Pretenses.
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- Fraud
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