Definition of fraud in English

WordNet

Noun Plural: frauds
fraud - intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
		criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, crime, offence, offense (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
		barratry the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
		identity theft 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
		mail fraud use of the mails to defraud someone
		election fraud misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
		constructive fraud, legal fraud comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
		collateral fraud, extrinsic fraud fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
		fraud in fact, positive fraud actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
		fraud in the factum 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
		fraud in the inducement 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
		intrinsic fraud 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
fraud - something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
		fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on
		chicanery, wile, shenanigan, trickery, chicane, guile the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
fraud - a person who makes deceitful pretenses
		imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
		cheater, deceiver, beguiler, slicker, trickster, cheat someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
		name dropper someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends

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Wiktionary

fraud (Noun)
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
fraud (Noun)
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
fraud (Noun)
A person who performs any such trick.
fraud (Verb)
To defraud.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

fraud (n.)
Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick.
fraud (n.)
An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.
fraud (n.)
A trap or snare.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

fraud
An act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved, and/or unlawful gain.
fraud
A person who acts dishonestly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

fraud
frawd, n. deceit: imposture: (Milt.) a snare: a deceptive trick: (coll.) a cheat: a fraudulent production.—adj. Fraud′ful, deceptive.—adv. Fraud′fully.—ns. Fraud′ulence, Fraud′ulency.—adj. Fraud′ulent, using fraud: dishonest.—adv. Fraud′ulently.—Fraudulent bankruptcy, a bankruptcy in which the insolvent is accessory, by concealment or otherwise, to the diminution of the funds divisible among his creditors.—Pious fraud, a deception practised with a good end in view: (coll.) a religious humbug. [O. Fr.,—L. fraus, fraudis, fraud.]

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

fraud
See APPENDIX, ARTICLES OF WAR, 60. Appendix: 60. Any person in the military service of the United States who makes or causes to be made any claim against the United States, or any officer thereof, knowing such claim to be false or fraudulent; or Who presents or causes to be presented to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment, any claim against the United States or any officer thereof, knowing such claim to be false or fraudulent; or Who enters into any agreement or conspiracy to defraud the United States by obtaining, or aiding others to obtain, the allowance or payment of any false or fraudulent claim; or Who, for the purpose of obtaining, or aiding others to obtain, the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States or against any officer thereof, makes or uses, or procures or advises the making or use of, any writing, or other paper, knowing the same to contain any false or fraudulent statement; or Who, for the purpose of obtaining, or aiding others to obtain, the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States or any officer thereof, makes, or procures or advises the making of, any oath to any fact, or to any writing or other paper, knowing such oath to be false; or Who, for the purpose of obtaining, or aiding others to obtain, the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States or any officer thereof, forges or counterfeits, or procures or advises the forging or counterfeiting of, any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses, or procures or advises the use of, any such signature, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited; or Who, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the military service thereof, knowingly delivers, or causes to be delivered, to any person having authority to receive the same, any amount thereof less than that for which he receives a certificate or receipt; or Who, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States, furnished or intended for the military service thereof, makes, or delivers to any person, such writing, without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained, and with intent to defraud the United States; or Who steals, embezzles, knowingly and willfully misappropriates, applies to his own use or benefit, or wrongfully or knowingly sells or disposes of any ordnance, arms, equipments, ammunition, clothing, subsistence stores, money, or other property of the United States, furnished or intended for the military service thereof; or Who knowingly purchases, or receives in pledge for any obligation or indebtedness, from any soldier, officer, or other person who is a part of or employed in said forces or service, any ordnance, arms, equipments, ammunition, clothing, subsistence stores, or other property of the United States, such soldier, officer, or other person not having lawful right to sell or pledge the same, Shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine or imprisonment, or by such other punishment as a court-martial may adjudge. And if any person, being guilty of any of the offenses aforesaid, while in the military service of the United States, receives his discharge, or is dismissed from the service, he shall continue to be liable to be arrested and held for trial and sentence by a court-martial, in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had not received such discharge nor been dismissed.

Wikipedia

Fraud is a crime in which someone tricks somebody else into giving them something, especially money. A fraud can also mean somebody who does this.