Day 1650
25 Dec 2025

fraud

/fɹɔːd/

noun
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.A person who performs any such trick.A trap or snare.

verb
To defraud