defrauded; defrauding; defrauds
: to deprive of something by deception or fraud
trying to defraud the public
Investors in the scheme were defrauded of their life savings.
Examples of defraud in a Sentence
They were accused of trying to defraud the public.
They conspired to defraud the government.
She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud.
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Investigators with Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin's office arrested seven people charged with defrauding Medicaid during the first half of October, according to a news release Monday.
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Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2013, Doe opened a Bank of America account under the direction of Epstein’s associates as part of a plan to defraud immigration officials, the suit claims.
—Chase Jordan
october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Caleb MutuaVinícius Andrade BankingBankruptcy Top investment bank CEO says he was ‘defrauded’ by the bankruptcy that’s rattling Wall Street.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
On the flip side, its tunnel-vision focus on the Murdaughs means that the non-Murdaugh, non-murder victims left in their wake, like Mallory and her family or the clients Alex defrauds at work, are reduced to symbols.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
In 2013, Doe opened a Bank of America account under the direction of Epstein’s associates as part of a plan to defraud immigration officials, the suit claims.
—Chase Jordan
october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Caleb MutuaVinícius Andrade BankingBankruptcy Top investment bank CEO says he was ‘defrauded’ by the bankruptcy that’s rattling Wall Street.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
On the flip side, its tunnel-vision focus on the Murdaughs means that the non-Murdaugh, non-murder victims left in their wake, like Mallory and her family or the clients Alex defrauds at work, are reduced to symbols.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for defraud
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“Defraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defraud. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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