Defraud (Verb)
Meaning
Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her";.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The corrupt politician was convicted of using her power to defraud the state of millions of dollars in funding.
- She was accused of falsifying records to defraud the insurance company out of a large settlement.
- He was arrested for attempting to defraud his business partners by hiding the true financial statements.
- The telemarketer was charged with trying to defraud seniors out of their retirement savings through a phishing scam.
- She defrauded her former employer by filing fake expense reports and submitting them for reimbursement.