fraud

A noun referring to wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее неправомерный или преступный обман, направленный на получение финансовой или личной выгоды.esSustantivo que designa un engaño ilegal o deshonesto cometido para obtener un beneficio económico o personal, así como el propio acto de estafar.frActe délictueux ou criminel consistant à tromper autrui pour obtenir un avantage financier ou personnel, par la falsification, la dissimulation ou le mensonge.deSubstantiv, das eine unrechtmäßige oder strafbare Täuschung bezeichnet, die auf finanziellen oder persönlichen Vorteil abzielt.ptSubstantivo que designa o ato de enganar alguém de forma ilícita ou criminosa para obter vantagem financeira ou pessoal; também se refere à própria pessoa ou coisa que engana.zh指以欺骗手段非法获取财物或利益的行为，也泛指欺诈、骗局。arاسم يشير إلى الخداع غير المشروع أو الجريمة المالية للحصول على منفعة مالية أو شخصية.

1. Criminal deception B2 formal legal

   Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

   • He was convicted of fraud for falsifying financial records.
   • The company committed fraud by misrepresenting its earnings.
   • Insurance fraud is a serious crime with severe penalties.

   ruМошенничествоesFraude (delito de engaño)frfraudedeBetrugptFraudezh欺诈arالاحتيال

   同义词: chicanerydeceptiondishonestyduplicityhoaxscamshamswindletreacherytrickery

   反义词: fairnesshonestyintegrity

2. Imposter or fake B1 informal

   A person or thing that is not what it is claimed to be.

   • The psychic turned out to be a complete fraud.
   • He felt like a fraud when he pretended to know the answer.
   • The painting was discovered to be a fraud, not a genuine Picasso.

   ruМошенник или подделкаesImpostor o farsantefrImposteur ou fauxdeBetrüger oder FälschungptImpostor ou farsazh骗子或冒牌货arالمحتال المزيف

   同义词: charlatanfakehumbugimpostormountebankpretenderquacksham

• frauds plural form
• frauds' possessive plural form
• fraud's possessive singular form