: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent fraud
the anti-fraud provisions of the Federal securities laws
anti-fraud technology

Examples of anti-fraud in a Sentence

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Several anti-fraud companies are using AI to combat bad actors and identify fraud. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The fourth-term senator focused her campaign on anti-fraud efforts. Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 And foreign nationals have in multiple instances been targeted in the Administration’s anti-fraud campaign. Connor Greene, Time, 10 Aug. 2026 Supporters of expanding Medicaid to help more Americans gain health insurance maintained that anti-fraud rhetoric often disguised ideological opposition to the program’s expansion. Ben Zdencanovic, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-fraud

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-fraud was in 1836

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“Anti-fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-fraud. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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