Defraud
verb
To take money or goods illegally from a person, company, etc., by not being honest.
He was charged with attempting to defraud the government.
Often appears as...
- defraud someone of something
- defraud the government
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
verb
To take money or goods illegally from a person, company, etc., by not being honest.
He was charged with attempting to defraud the government.
Often appears as...
- defraud someone of something
- defraud the government
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Action
Defraud is a legal term indicating a criminal act of deception to gain financially.
The director was found to defraud his clients by reporting false earnings.
Pro Tip 2/3Financial Focus
Use 'defraud' when referring to the illegal obtaining of money or property, not just lying.
An accountant may defraud a firm by transferring funds into a personal account.
Pro Tip 3/3Seriousness
'Defraud' conveys a serious offense with legal consequences, more than a simple lie.
Scammers who defraud elderly people face severe legal penalties.
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Action
Defraud is a legal term indicating a criminal act of deception to gain financially.
The director was found to defraud his clients by reporting false earnings.
Pro Tip 2/3Financial Focus
Use 'defraud' when referring to the illegal obtaining of money or property, not just lying.
An accountant may defraud a firm by transferring funds into a personal account.
Pro Tip 3/3Seriousness
'Defraud' conveys a serious offense with legal consequences, more than a simple lie.
Scammers who defraud elderly people face severe legal penalties.
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Action
Defraud is a legal term indicating a criminal act of deception to gain financially.
The director was found to defraud his clients by reporting false earnings.
Pro Tip 2/3Financial Focus
Use 'defraud' when referring to the illegal obtaining of money or property, not just lying.
An accountant may defraud a firm by transferring funds into a personal account.
Pro Tip 3/3Seriousness
'Defraud' conveys a serious offense with legal consequences, more than a simple lie.
Scammers who defraud elderly people face severe legal penalties.
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The rise of human-compute...
was not how do I send money back and forth online it was how do I do that without being defrauded by organized crime why so challenging because while computers can learn to detect and identify fraud based on patterns they can't learn to do that based on patterns they've never seen before an organized crime has a lot in common with this
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How to rob a bank (from...
use it as a weapon to defraud. And these are the weapons of mass destruction in the financial world. They also follow in finance a particular strategy, because the weapon of choice in finance is accounting,
Video examples
The rise of human-compute...
was not how do I send money back and forth online it was how do I do that without being defrauded by organized crime why so challenging because while computers can learn to detect and identify fraud based on patterns they can't learn to do that based on patterns they've never seen before an organized crime has a lot in common with this
Video examples
How to rob a bank (from...
use it as a weapon to defraud. And these are the weapons of mass destruction in the financial world. They also follow in finance a particular strategy, because the weapon of choice in finance is accounting,
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Quote examples
Whitney Tilson
American Businessman
If I bring to light a company that's poisoning customers, defrauding investors, or something like that... there just aren't enough regulators in the world to keep up with all of the fraud and malfeasance that goes on out there, particularly in the little nooks and crannies of the market.
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Claire McCaskill
American Politician
After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in the mortgage industry. I stood up against efforts that would make it harder for seniors to vote, and battled telemarketers bent on defrauding seniors.
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Sam Brownback
American Politician
The CARFA Act is about accountability in the federal government: making sure that taxpayers are getting their money's worth and not being defrauded. This is a bipartisan concept, and it is worthy of broad support across the Congress.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
Part of America's greatness is its willingness to care for those who are truly in need. But those who defraud the system take money and resources away not only from American taxpayers but also from those who truly need help.
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Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
I'm a true believer that you have a moral obligation to keep your employees honest, and that is why you have controls, so I'm never tempted or put in a position where I could do something to defraud my employer.
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Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
In New York, we have laws against defrauding the public, defrauding consumers, defrauding shareholders.
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Wesley Snipes
American Actor
I didn't defraud the government by taking money that was not mine.
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Jagapathi Babu
Indian Actor
I never made a fortune by defrauding others.
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Whitney Tilson
American Businessman
If I bring to light a company that's poisoning customers, defrauding investors, or something like that... there just aren't enough regulators in the world to keep up with all of the fraud and malfeasance that goes on out there, particularly in the little nooks and crannies of the market.
Quote examples
Claire McCaskill
American Politician
After holding hearings to get input from Missourians, I led the fight to pass legislation that protects seniors from predatory lending in the mortgage industry. I stood up against efforts that would make it harder for seniors to vote, and battled telemarketers bent on defrauding seniors.
Quote examples
Sam Brownback
American Politician
The CARFA Act is about accountability in the federal government: making sure that taxpayers are getting their money's worth and not being defrauded. This is a bipartisan concept, and it is worthy of broad support across the Congress.
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Gary Bauer
American Public Servant
Part of America's greatness is its willingness to care for those who are truly in need. But those who defraud the system take money and resources away not only from American taxpayers but also from those who truly need help.
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Frank Abagnale
American Celebrity
I'm a true believer that you have a moral obligation to keep your employees honest, and that is why you have controls, so I'm never tempted or put in a position where I could do something to defraud my employer.
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Kevin Mitnick
American Businessman
I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me.
Quote examples
Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
In New York, we have laws against defrauding the public, defrauding consumers, defrauding shareholders.
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Wesley Snipes
American Actor
I didn't defraud the government by taking money that was not mine.
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Jagapathi Babu
Indian Actor
I never made a fortune by defrauding others.
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