Main Entry: fraud

Pronunciation: \ˈfrȯd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English fraude, from Anglo-French, from Latin fraud-, fraus

Date: 14th century

1 a : deceit, trickery; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right b : an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
2 a : a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor; also : one who defrauds : cheat b : one that is not what it seems or is represented to be

synonyms see deception, imposture