fraudulent

(frô'jə-lənt)
adj.

1. Engaging in fraud; deceitful.
2. Characterized by, constituting, or gained by fraud: fraudulent business practices.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus, fraud-, deceit.]

fraudulence fraud'u·lence n.
fraudulently fraud'u·lent·ly adv.

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adjective

Fraudulently or deceptively imitative: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious. See true/false.

adj

Definition: deceptive, false
Antonyms: authentic, fair, genuine, honest, real, valid

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The description of a willful act commenced with the specific intent to deceive or cheat, in order to cause some financial detriment to another and to engender personal financial gain.

IN BRIEF: n. - Something intended to deceive; The quality of being fake; A duplicitous representation.

The allegation of fraudulence against them was based on the confiscated fake materials found in their possession.

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For a list of words related to fraudulence, see:

• Fraud, Treachery, and Deception - fraudulence: deceit by falseness and trickery

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See words rhyming with "fraudulence."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - svigagtig, strafbar, ulovlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedrieglijk

Français (French)
adj. - (Jur) frauduleux, falsifié

Deutsch (German)
adj. - betrügerisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δόλιος, απατηλός, ανέντιμος

Italiano (Italian)
fraudolento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fraudulento

Русский (Russian)
обманный, нечестный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fraudulento, engañoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bedräglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
欺诈的, 不诚实的, 不正的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 欺詐的, 不誠實的, 不正的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 사기적인, 남을 속이는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 欺瞞的な, 詐欺の, 不正の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محتال , مخادع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הושג במרמה, מתכוון לרמות, מרמה‬

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