Defraud
/dɪˈfɹɔd/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle. transitive
"I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer."
- 2 deprive of by deceit wordnet
- 3 To deprive. archaic
"Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency."
Example
More examples"It was an intricate scheme to defraud the rightful heirs."
Etymology
From Middle English defrauden, from Old French defrauder, from de- + frauder.