Fraudulent
adjective
Dishonest, done with the intention to cheat or deceive someone.
He was charged with fraudulent tax practices.
Often appears as...
- fraudulent activity
- fraudulent claim
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
adjective
Dishonest, done with the intention to cheat or deceive someone.
He was charged with fraudulent tax practices.
Often appears as...
- fraudulent activity
- fraudulent claim
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Implications
Using 'fraudulent' implies illegal actions which can result in legal punishment.
The company's manager was arrested for fraudulent activities.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Fraudulent' carries a negative emotional charge and suggests strong disapproval.
Investors felt outraged by the fraudulent schemes they fell victim to.
Pro Tip 3/3Monetary Context
Often used in financial situations where cheating or deception involves money.
She was accused of making fraudulent charges on a stolen credit card.
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Implications
Using 'fraudulent' implies illegal actions which can result in legal punishment.
The company's manager was arrested for fraudulent activities.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Fraudulent' carries a negative emotional charge and suggests strong disapproval.
Investors felt outraged by the fraudulent schemes they fell victim to.
Pro Tip 3/3Monetary Context
Often used in financial situations where cheating or deception involves money.
She was accused of making fraudulent charges on a stolen credit card.
Pro Tip 1/3Criminal Implications
Using 'fraudulent' implies illegal actions which can result in legal punishment.
The company's manager was arrested for fraudulent activities.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Fraudulent' carries a negative emotional charge and suggests strong disapproval.
Investors felt outraged by the fraudulent schemes they fell victim to.
Pro Tip 3/3Monetary Context
Often used in financial situations where cheating or deception involves money.
She was accused of making fraudulent charges on a stolen credit card.
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What you need to know...
It's really fascinating to watch it happen, because they're accusing each other of fraudulent claims and then they've got people saying, "Oh, well, I signed my notebook here or there." This isn't going to be settled for years. And when it is, you can bet you're going to pay someone a really hefty licensing fee
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What if a US presidential...
They could file, for instance, dozens of lawsuits attempting to block the counting of millions of, like, mail-in ballots, saying they should all be thrown out, they're all fraudulent. Then, they could demand that the states refuse to certify the election because of all this alleged fraud,
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The smelly mystery of...
It gets better and better, and when you combine that with white lab coats, you must imagine that there is fantastic science behind this. But sadly, these are fraudulent claims supported by dodgy science. The problem is that, although there are many
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How one piece of...
to vote in fraudulent elections and raid anti-slavery settlements. One northern abolitionist, John Brown, became notorious following the Pottawatomie Massacre of 1856 when he and his sons hacked to death five pro-slavery farmers with broad swords.
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What percentage of your...
The numbers are against us. Your brain is already smart and powerful. So powerful that it needs a lot of power to stay powerful. And so smart that it has built in an energy-efficiency plan. So don't let a fraudulent myth make you guilty
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
- I would say he may hate my fraudulent photos, but there are times that I definitely wanted to stop and his passion kept me going. And we had to keep going. The reality is we couldn't soak up the starlight like we wanted to,
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Richard Thompson Ford: A...
once said, "One can make a gentleman from two yards of red silk." And this worry about the fraudulent use of fashion led the elite to pass laws that held that only they could wear the most high status and luxurious fashions,
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History of Fentanyl in...
the case patients got addicted and the us was now dealing with an opioid epidemic approximate cause for the prescription opioid epidemic in our state are companies who marketed fraudulently the addictive qualities of
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What I learned serving...
I was informed that I had handled a fraudulent transaction unknowingly at the bank where I worked. I was shocked, scared and terrified. I would lose a career that I loved passionately.
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Autism — what we know...
In fact, the original research study that suggested that was the case was completely fraudulent.
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What you need to know...
It's really fascinating to watch it happen, because they're accusing each other of fraudulent claims and then they've got people saying, "Oh, well, I signed my notebook here or there." This isn't going to be settled for years. And when it is, you can bet you're going to pay someone a really hefty licensing fee
Video examples
What if a US presidential...
They could file, for instance, dozens of lawsuits attempting to block the counting of millions of, like, mail-in ballots, saying they should all be thrown out, they're all fraudulent. Then, they could demand that the states refuse to certify the election because of all this alleged fraud,
Video examples
The smelly mystery of...
It gets better and better, and when you combine that with white lab coats, you must imagine that there is fantastic science behind this. But sadly, these are fraudulent claims supported by dodgy science. The problem is that, although there are many
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How one piece of...
to vote in fraudulent elections and raid anti-slavery settlements. One northern abolitionist, John Brown, became notorious following the Pottawatomie Massacre of 1856 when he and his sons hacked to death five pro-slavery farmers with broad swords.
Video examples
What percentage of your...
The numbers are against us. Your brain is already smart and powerful. So powerful that it needs a lot of power to stay powerful. And so smart that it has built in an energy-efficiency plan. So don't let a fraudulent myth make you guilty
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Grand Canyon Adventure:...
- I would say he may hate my fraudulent photos, but there are times that I definitely wanted to stop and his passion kept me going. And we had to keep going. The reality is we couldn't soak up the starlight like we wanted to,
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Richard Thompson Ford: A...
once said, "One can make a gentleman from two yards of red silk." And this worry about the fraudulent use of fashion led the elite to pass laws that held that only they could wear the most high status and luxurious fashions,
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History of Fentanyl in...
the case patients got addicted and the us was now dealing with an opioid epidemic approximate cause for the prescription opioid epidemic in our state are companies who marketed fraudulently the addictive qualities of
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What I learned serving...
I was informed that I had handled a fraudulent transaction unknowingly at the bank where I worked. I was shocked, scared and terrified. I would lose a career that I loved passionately.
Video examples
Autism — what we know...
In fact, the original research study that suggested that was the case was completely fraudulent.
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Quote examples
Mary Schapiro
American Public Servant
Too often, investors are the target of fraudulent schemes disguised as investment opportunities. As you know, if the balance is tipped to the point where investors are not confident that there are appropriate protections, investors will lose confidence in our markets, and capital formation will ultimately be made more difficult and expensive.
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Ron Johnson
American
We certainly should support both parties having observers at the polling stations to make sure that neither side does anything that allowed a fraudulent vote. That's a very healthy check on the process.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And if you're coloring your hair, you have to color it that often. Every time I did it, I felt fraudulent.
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John Banville
Irish Novelist
I always think that if you know somebody's name then there's something slightly fraudulent about that person. Otherwise we wouldn't have heard of him or her.
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Karen Katz
American Author
We deeply regret and are very sorry that some of our customers' payment cards were used fraudulently after making purchases at our stores.
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Tom Steyer
American Businessman
Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish Novelist
Be a terror to the butchers, that they may be fair in their weight; and keep hucksters and fraudulent dealers in awe, for the same reason.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
As the state's top lawyer, I am empowered to protect nonprofit donors from fraudulent solicitations and charitable assets from misuse.
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Paul Bettany
English Actor
I've noticed, in the ebbs and flows of success and popularity, so much of it is fraudulent and to be distrusted.
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Robert Smithson
American Artist
Artists are expected to fit into fraudulent categories.
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Mary Schapiro
American Public Servant
Too often, investors are the target of fraudulent schemes disguised as investment opportunities. As you know, if the balance is tipped to the point where investors are not confident that there are appropriate protections, investors will lose confidence in our markets, and capital formation will ultimately be made more difficult and expensive.
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Ron Johnson
American
We certainly should support both parties having observers at the polling stations to make sure that neither side does anything that allowed a fraudulent vote. That's a very healthy check on the process.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
American Actress
With short hair you have to get a haircut every two or three weeks. And if you're coloring your hair, you have to color it that often. Every time I did it, I felt fraudulent.
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John Banville
Irish Novelist
I always think that if you know somebody's name then there's something slightly fraudulent about that person. Otherwise we wouldn't have heard of him or her.
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Karen Katz
American Author
We deeply regret and are very sorry that some of our customers' payment cards were used fraudulently after making purchases at our stores.
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Tom Steyer
American Businessman
Trump manipulates the fearful by promising that he will use his fraudulent deal-making prowess to protect and take care of his supporters.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish Novelist
Be a terror to the butchers, that they may be fair in their weight; and keep hucksters and fraudulent dealers in awe, for the same reason.
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Eric Schneiderman
American Politician
As the state's top lawyer, I am empowered to protect nonprofit donors from fraudulent solicitations and charitable assets from misuse.
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Paul Bettany
English Actor
I've noticed, in the ebbs and flows of success and popularity, so much of it is fraudulent and to be distrusted.
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Robert Smithson
American Artist
Artists are expected to fit into fraudulent categories.
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