fraud[noun]Synonyms:- deception, chicanery, deceit, double-dealing, duplicity, sharp practice, swindling, treachery, trickery
- impostor, charlatan, fake, fraudster, hoaxer, phoney
or phony
(informal), pretender, swindler
Related Words: bamboozlement,
bamboozling,
dupery,
duping,
hoodwinking
English Thesaurus: crime, offence, misdemeanor, felony, robbery, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
fraud /frɔːd $ frɒːd/
noun[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: fraude, from Latin fraus 'deceiving']
1. [uncountable and countable] the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods
tax/insurance/credit card etc fraud
He’s been charged with tax fraud. electoral fraud She was found guilty of fraud.2. [countable] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be:
I felt like a fraud. The police exposed the letter as a fraud. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
crime noun [uncountable and countable] an illegal action or activity, or these actions in general:
The police need the public’s help to solve crimes. Crime is on the increase. It was a horrific crime.offence British English,
offense American English noun [countable] a crime, especially one that has a particular description and name in law:
It is an offence to drive while using a mobile phone. a minor offence (=one that is not serious) a serious offence a parking offencemisdemeanor noun [countable] American English law a crime that is not very serious:
They pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and were fined.felony noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law a serious crime:
Fewer than 25 percent of the people arrested on felony charges are convicted. He committed a series of violent felonies.robbery noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing from a bank, shop etc:
£100,000 was stolen in the robbery. The gang carried out a string of daring robberies.burglary noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of breaking into someone’s home in order to steal things:
There have been several burglaries in our area.theft noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of stealing something:
Car theft is a big problem. thefts of credit cardsshoplifting noun [uncountable] the crime of taking things from shops without paying for them:
They get money for drugs from shoplifting.fraud noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of getting money from people by tricking them:
He’s been charged with tax fraud. credit card fraudlarceny noun [uncountable] especially American English law the crime of stealing something:
He was found guilty of larceny.phishing noun [uncountable] the activity of tricking people into giving their personal details, bank numbers etc on the Internet, in order to steal money from them:
One in four computer users reports that they have been hit by phishing attempts.assault noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of physically attacking someone:
He was arrested for an assault on a policeman.mugging noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of attacking and robbing someone in a public place:
Muggings usually happen at night.murder noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of deliberately killing someone:
He is accused of the murder of five women.homicide noun [uncountable and countable] especially American English law murder:
Homicide rates are rising fastest amongst 15 to19-year-olds.rape noun [uncountable and countable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex:
In most cases of rape, the victim knows her attacker.arson noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building:
The school was completely destroyed in an arson attack.vandalism noun [uncountable] the crime of deliberately damaging things, especially public property:
He often got into fights and committed acts of vandalism. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲