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| antifraud |
combined form of fraud. |
| bunco |
(informal) an act of fraud or swindling; confidence scheme. [1/2 definitions] |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| cheat |
to do something dishonest for one's own gain; to practice deceit or fraud. [2/11 definitions] |
| deception |
the means of causing someone to be deceived; trick; lie; fraud. [1/2 definitions] |
| embezzle |
to take by fraud for one's own use (money or property entrusted to one's care). |
| false pretenses |
intentional misrepresentation of facts, as for purposes of fraud. |
| fleece |
to cheat (someone) of money or property by fraud; swindle. [1/7 definitions] |
| humbug |
something intended to deceive; fake; fraud; hoax. [2/8 definitions] |
| imposition |
an act of imposing on another by fraud; imposture. [1/4 definitions] |
| juggler |
one who employs deceptive tricks or fraud. [1/2 definitions] |
| mulct |
to obtain (money or something of value) or take something of value from (a person) by fraud. [1/3 definitions] |
| racket1 |
illegal activities, such as extortion and fraud, carried out by an organized group of people, or an organization directing such activities. [1/3 definitions] |
| racketeer |
a person involved in an organization that carries out illegal activities such as fraud and extortion. |
| racketeering |
the crime or practice of conducting a business that engages in illegal activity, as, for example, extortion, counterfeiting, and fraud. |
| stuff |
in the United States, to put invalid votes into (a ballot box) in order to try to win an election by means of fraud. [1/10 definitions] |
| swindle |
to obtain by using deceit or fraud. [2/4 definitions] |
| white-collar crime |
a crime such as embezzlement or fraud that is committed by a business executive, government official, or other white-collar worker. |
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