DEFRAUDMENT

Etymology

Noun

defraudment (countable and uncountable, plural defraudments)

(obsolete) Privation by fraud; defrauding

Source: Wiktionary


De*fraud"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. defraudement.]

Definition: Privation by fraud; defrauding. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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