fraudulent

  • 11fraudulent — adjective fraudulent actions or words are intended to deceive: fraudulent banking practices | fraudulent statements fraudulently adverb fraudulence noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12fraudulent — [[t]frɔ͟ːʤʊlənt[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A fraudulent activity is deliberately deceitful, dishonest, or untrue. ...fraudulent claims about being a nurse. Derived words: fraudulently ADV ADV with v All 5,000 of the homes were fraudulently obtained...… …

    English dictionary

  • 13fraudulent — Based on fraud; proceeding from or characterized by fraud; tainted by fraud; done, made, or effected with a purpose or design to carry out a fraud. See also false and fraudulent fraud. A statement, or claim, or document, is fraudulent if it was… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14fraudulent — Based on fraud; proceeding from or characterized by fraud; tainted by fraud; done, made, or effected with a purpose or design to carry out a fraud. See also false and fraudulent fraud. A statement, or claim, or document, is fraudulent if it was… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15fraudulent — fraudulence, fraudulency, n. fraudulently, adv. /fraw jeuh leuhnt/, adj. 1. characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes. 2. given to or using fraud, as a… …

    Universalium

  • 16fraudulent — adjective /ˈfrɔː.djʊ.lənt/ a) dishonest; based on fraud or deception He tried to pass a fraudulent check. b) false; phony …

    Wiktionary

  • 17fraudulent — adj. Fraudulent is used with these nouns: ↑claim, ↑conduct, ↑document, ↑election, ↑practice, ↑scheme, ↑trading, ↑transaction …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 18fraudulent — fraud|u|lent [ frɔdʒələnt ] adjective made with the intention of tricking someone, especially illegally: fraudulent hospital accounts ╾ fraud|u|lent|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19fraudulent — adjective a fraudulent stock transaction Syn: dishonest, cheating, swindling, corrupt, criminal, illegal, unlawful, illicit; deceitful, double dealing, duplicitous, dishonorable, unscrupulous, unprincipled; informal crooked, shady, dirty Ant …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 20fraudulent — UK [ˈfrɔːdjʊlənt] / US [ˈfrɔdʒələnt] adjective made with the intention of tricking someone, especially illegally fraudulent hospital accounts Derived word: fraudulently adverb …

    English dictionary