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  • 1fraud — [frɔːd ǁ frɒːd] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW a method of illegally getting money from a person or organization, often using clever and complicated methods: • Should audits be expected to detect every fraud? • He had a criminal conviction for …

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  • 2fraud — [ frɔd ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them: Police are investigating a complex fraud involving several bogus contractors. tax/insurance/benefit fraud a ) only before noun relating to fraud:… …

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  • 3get your head down — get/keep your head down UK INFORMAL ► to put all your effort into finishing a particular task: »If I get my head down, I ll be able to finish the report before the end of the day. ► to do or say as little as possible in order to avoid attention:… …

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  • 4get/keep your head down — UK INFORMAL ► to put all your effort into finishing a particular task: »If I get my head down, I ll be able to finish the report before the end of the day. ► to do or say as little as possible in order to avoid attention: »The chairman intends to …

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  • 5Get-rich-quick scheme — Easy money redirects here. For other uses, see Easy Money (disambiguation). A get rich quick scheme is a plan to acquire high rates of return for a small investment. The term get rich quick has been used to describe shady investments since at… …

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  • 6Fraud — Criminal law Part of …

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  • 7fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 8fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct …

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  • 9fraud-u-Net — adj. Relating to a company that announces a cutting edge Internet product in an effort to raise their stock price. n. [cf. fraudulent.] Example Citations: Another reason Wall Street is staying away is that the shadow of fraud u Net releases has… …

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  • 10fraud */*/ — UK [frɔːd] / US [frɔd] noun Word forms fraud : singular fraud plural frauds 1) a) [countable/uncountable] the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them Police are investigating a complex fraud involving several bogus contractors.… …

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