fraud

English Thesaurus

1. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

hypernym	:	chicane, chicanery, guile, shenanigan, trickery, wile,
definition	:	the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	goldbrick,
definition	:	anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless (noun.act)

2. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person (noun.act)

hypernym	:	crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense,
definition	:	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)

hyponym	:	barratry,
definition	:	(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo (noun.act)

hyponym	:	identity theft,
definition	:	the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge (noun.act)

hyponym	:	mail fraud,
definition	:	use of the mails to defraud someone (noun.act)

hyponym	:	election fraud,
definition	:	misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election (noun.act)

hyponym	:	constructive fraud, legal fraud,
definition	:	comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence (noun.act)

hyponym	:	collateral fraud, extrinsic fraud,
definition	:	fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fraud in fact, positive fraud,
definition	:	actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fraud in the factum,
definition	:	fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fraud in the inducement,
definition	:	fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts (noun.act)

hyponym	:	intrinsic fraud,
definition	:	fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud (noun.act)

hyponym	:	cheat, rig, swindle,
definition	:	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme (noun.act)

3. a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

hypernym	:	beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster,
definition	:	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true (noun.person)

hyponym	:	name dropper,
definition	:	someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends (noun.person)

hyponym	:	ringer,
definition	:	a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses (noun.person)

4. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg,
definition	:	subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb.social)

derivation	:	humbug,
definition	:	trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent,
definition	:	intended to deceive (adj.all)

5. a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat,
definition	:	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)

derivation	:	act, dissemble, pretend,
definition	:	behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle,
definition	:	tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)

derivation	:	assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham,
definition	:	adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony,
definition	:	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance (adj.all)

6. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage (noun.act)

derivation	:	befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in,
definition	:	fool or hoax (verb.communication)

derivation	:	hoax, play a joke on, pull someone's leg,
definition	:	subject to a playful hoax or joke (verb.social)

derivation	:	humbug,
definition	:	trick or deceive (verb.social)

derivation	:	deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent,
definition	:	intended to deceive (adj.all)

7. a person who makes deceitful pretenses (noun.person)

derivation	:	affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham,
definition	:	make believe with the intent to deceive (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bull, bullshit, fake, talk through one's hat,
definition	:	speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths (verb.communication)

derivation	:	counterfeit, fake, forge,
definition	:	make a copy of with the intent to deceive (verb.creation)

derivation	:	act, dissemble, pretend,
definition	:	behave unnaturally or affectedly (verb.creation)

derivation	:	assume, feign, sham, simulate,
definition	:	make a pretence of (verb.creation)

derivation	:	cook, fake, falsify, fudge, manipulate, misrepresent, wangle,
definition	:	tamper, with the purpose of deception (verb.social)

derivation	:	assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham,
definition	:	adopted in order to deceive (adj.all)

derivation	:	bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony,
definition	:	fraudulent; having a misleading appearance (adj.all)

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