| defraud | (verb) deprive of by deceit | Synonyms: bunco, con, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize |
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| fraud | (noun) intentional deception resulting in injury to another person | - |
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| (noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | Synonyms: dupery, fraudulence, hoax, humbug, put-on |
| (noun) the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | Synonyms: cheat, rig, swindle |
| (noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses | Synonyms: fake, faker, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer |
| maraud | (noun) a sudden short attack | Synonyms: foray, raid |
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| (verb) raid and rove in search of booty | - |