| 词汇 | defraud |
| 释义 | defraud verb[ T ] uk /dɪˈfrɔːd/ us /dɪˈfrɑːd/ to take something illegally from a person, company, etc., or to prevent someone from having something that is legally theirs, by making statements that are not true: He was found guilty of defrauding the Inland Revenue. defraud someone/something of somethingThey are both charged with conspiracy to defraud an insurance company of $20,000.他们俩被指控合谋诈骗保险公司两万美元。 Synonyms coninformal diddle(TRICK)informal gypUSinformal old-fashioned rookold-fashionedinformal swindle to deceive someone deceiveThe cigarette companies deceived the public about the health risks of cigarettes. deceive yourselfYou'd be deceiving yourself if you believed that. trickShe felt they had tricked her into saying more than she intended. foolYou don't fool me with your innocent act. take inThey claimed to be destitute, but we weren't taken in. pull the wool over someone's eyesI'm not stupid. You can't pull the wool over my eyes like that. Fraud & corruption anti-bribery anti-corruption anti-counterfeiting anti-fraud Augean dark money defalcation defraud someone/something of something dolus embezzle impersonation imposture launder malfeasance malpractice nobble pyramid scheme siphon tax evasion vishing defraud | American Dictionarydefraud verb[ T ] us/dɪˈfrɔd/ to take or keep something illegally from someone by deceiving the person: She is charged with defrauding the Internal Revenue Service. defraud | Business Englishdefraud verb[ T ] LAWuk /dɪˈfrɔːd/us to take money or goods illegally from someone by deceiving them: defraud sb of sthAn architect and two surveyors defrauded a charity trust of £3.5m by invoicing it for work they did not do and by inflating fees in building contracts. The police made a number of arrests at the company's head office in connection with a conspiracy to defraud investors. Examples of defrauddefraud Cheaters are agents with high discount rates, prone to defraud others in exchange. On the other hand, plenty of commentators also lamented many customers' seemingly tireless attempts to defraud and rob shopkeepers. Many different ways of defrauding companies are listed, but the hardest to detect is computer-based crime. In spite of this, tax fraud continues, as well as individuals who will seek to defraud the government. Without any ill-intent or intention to defraud, a young exuberant, ebullient person can easily be tempted to start up a business of this kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As to the protection of the consumer, there are cases where defaulting estate agents have collected pre-control deposits and absconded or defrauded the client. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These estimates are put on quite unjustly, and these poor people are defrauded of the full pension. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is there ground for criminal proceedings, for obtaining money by false pretences with intent to defraud, for fraudulent conversion or publishing a fraudulent prospectus? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After that deception was uncovered, it transpired that he had defrauded another authority for whom he had previously worked of a further £48,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not the truth that those figures were entirely bogus and an effort to defraud the electorate in the run-up to the election? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They also have stronger powers to tackle employers who collude with their staff to defraud the benefit system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not right to say that organised criminal landlord fraud is exactly the same as an individual claimant defrauding the system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In one of them five men were fined a total of £1,050 for conspiring to defraud by means of a mock auction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not just "defraud", and therefore it is not just whatever limited ambit that is meant to cover under the existing law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One need look no further than clause 1, which removes references to defrauding and deceit and uses the word "prejudice". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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