fraud noun ˈfrȯd 1 a : trickery, deceit especially : the use of dishonest methods to cheat another person of something valuable b : an act of deceiving : trick 2 : a person who pretends to be what he or she is not Legal Definition fraud noun 1 a : any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage

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