: 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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Blanche addressed the department's work on anti-fraud efforts and announced the creation of a National Fraud Enforcement Division. Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Filing a false immigration claim violates anti-fraud statues, according to DHS General Counsel James Percival, and those who file them should be held accountable, according to a memo from Percival and reviewed by ABC News. Luke Barr, ABC News, 23 June 2026 Vance is traveling to Maine to promote the administrations' anti-fraud initiatives. Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 June 2026 The anti-fraud task force has a theory. Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-fraud

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 Jul. 2026.

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