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# fraud

noun (fraud — uncountable for the crime; a fraud — a person or trick)

«fraud» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fraud is the crime of tricking people to get money or things dishonestly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#m1)
2. A fraud is a person who pretends to be someone or something they are not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#m2)
3. A fraud is a trick or fake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons, fraud warns about scams: fake emails, phone calls and websites. In stories a fraud is a liar or impostor. Phrases: «commit fraud», «credit card fraud», «bank fraud», «a total fraud».

### Examples

- He went to prison for fraud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x1)
- The «prize» email was a fraud to steal your password. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x2)
- The magician turned out to be a fraud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x3)
- Never share your bank details; it could lead to fraud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x4)
- Credit card fraud is a big problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x5)
- They reported the fraud to the police. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x6)
- She told the King the fraud which the witch and her daughter had practised upon him, and he had them both tried, and sentence was pronounced against them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced FRAWD. Adjective: fraudulent; person: fraudster. Safety: real banks never ask for your password by message.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fraud» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraud/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fraud» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fraud.html) on Mova free.