
[Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from Latin dēfraudāre : dē-, de- + fraudāre, to cheat (from fraus, fraud-, fraud).]
defraudation de'fraud·a'tion (dē'frô-dā'shən) n.
Definition: cheat, bilk
Antonyms: contribute, help, repay, support
To make a misrepresentation of an existing material fact, knowing it to be false or making it recklessly without regard to whether it is true or false, intending for someone to rely on the misrepresentation and under circumstances in which such person does rely on it to his or her damage. To practice fraud; to cheat or trick. To deprive a person of property or any interest, estate, or right by fraud, deceit, or artifice.
Intent to defraud means an intention to deceive another person, and to induce such other person, in reliance upon such deception, to assume, create, transfer, alter, or terminate a right, obligation, or power with reference to property.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bedrage
Nederlands (Dutch)
bezwendelen
Français (French)
v. tr. - frauder, escroquer
Deutsch (German)
v. - betrügen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υπεξαιρώ, αποσπώ με δόλο
Português (Portuguese)
v. - defraudar, enganar
Русский (Russian)
отбирать обманным путем, обманывать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - defraudar, estafar
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
欺骗
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 欺騙
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 사기 치다, 사기 쳐서 빼앗다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - からだまし取る, 詐欺行為をする
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) سلب شخص ماله بالاحتيال
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - הוציא במרמה, רימה
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