Topic: CRIME
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | fraude, from Latin fraus 'deceiving' |
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fraud
1 [uncountable and countable]SCCB the crime of deceiving people in order to gain something such as money or goods She was found guilty of fraud.
She was found guilty of fraud.2 [countable] someone or something that is not what it is claimed to be : I felt like a fraud. The police exposed the letter as a fraud.
I felt like a fraud.The police exposed the letter as a fraud.WORD FOCUS: crime WORD FOCUS: crime 
crimes that involve stealing things: robbery, burglary, theft, shoplifting, fraud, carjacking
crimes that involve attacking people : assault, mugging, murder, rape
someone who commits crimes: criminal, thief, crook, burglar, mugger, robber, pickpocket, rapist, offender, lawbreakercrime
➔ See also crime
WORD FOCUS: crime crimes that involve stealing things: robbery, burglary, theft, shoplifting, fraud, carjacking
crimes that involve attacking people : assault, mugging, murder, rape
someone who commits crimes: criminal, thief, crook, burglar, mugger, robber, pickpocket, rapist, offender, lawbreakercrime
➔ See also crime
