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fraudulent

[fraw-juh-luhnt]

adjective

  1. characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains.

    a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.

  2. given to or using fraud, as a person; cheating; dishonest.

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  3. false or deceiving; phony; misleading.

    They’ve concocted a series of fraudulent pretexts for the invasion that collapse instantly on examination.

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fraudulent

/ ˈڰɔːʊəԳ /

adjective

  1. acting with or having the intent to deceive

  2. relating to or proceeding from fraud or dishonest action

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Other Word Forms

  • fraudulence noun
  • fraudulency noun
  • fraudulently adverb
  • nonfraudulence noun
  • nonfraudulency noun
  • nonfraudulent adjective
  • nonfraudulently adverb
  • unfraudulent adjective
  • unfraudulently adverb
  • ˈڰܻܱԳ noun
  • ˈڰܻܱԳٱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fraudulent1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin fraudulentus; fraud, -ulent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fraudulent1

C15: from Latin fraudulentus deceitful
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Couple of problems with that: Days before Biden took office, the Small Business Administration deleted almost all the database red flags designating potentially questionable or fraudulent loans subject to further review.

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It said it had a business relationship with Hunter, Smith and two of the Ticket Queen's accomplices "before they were found to be guilty of any fraudulent activity".

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Song also trained the recruits to deceive banks from uncovering the fraudulent accounts, according to the release.

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California voters are required to verify their identities when they register to vote, and the state imposes criminal penalties for fraudulent registration.

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Musk, who did not respond to a request for comment, has said that DOGE’s cuts to humanitarian aid have targeted fraudulent payments to organizations but are not contributing to widespread deaths.

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