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# fraudulent

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. Fraudulent means dishonest and meant to trick people, usually to get money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#m1)
2. Fake or forged, pretending to be real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in news, law and safety: «fraudulent emails», «fraudulent websites», «fraudulent claims». It tells the reader something is a scam or a cheat. Safety: be careful with messages asking for passwords or money.

### Examples

- The bank warned about fraudulent emails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#x1)
- He was arrested for using a fraudulent passport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#x2)
- A fraudulent website pretended to sell cheap phones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#x3)
- The insurance claim turned out to be fraudulent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#x4)
- Never reply to fraudulent text messages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#x5)
- The fraudulent seller took the money and vanished. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fraudulent/#x6)

### Note

Noun: fraud (a crime of cheating; also a person who pretends). Formal word; everyday: «fake», «a scam», «dodgy» (UK slang). Spelling: frau-du-lent.

## On Mova

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