Meaning & use
Frauds
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Acts of intentional deception carried out for unfair or unlawful gain, or people who perpetrate such deception.
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The company faced several lawsuits over accounting frauds.
Investigators exposed a ring of frauds posing as charity collectors.
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Plural of 'fraud'; can refer either to fraudulent acts or to the people who commit them.
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