FRAUDULENCE

fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on

(noun) something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

fraudulence, deceit

(noun) the quality of being fraudulent

fraudulence, duplicity

(noun) a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fraudulence (countable and uncountable, plural fraudulences)

The condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.

Synonyms

• fraudulency

Source: Wiktionary


Fraud"u*lence or Fraud"u*len*cy, n. Etym: [L. fraudulentia.]

Definition: The quality of being fraudulent; deliberate deceit; trickishness. Hooker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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