fraudulent

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfrɔː.djʊ.lənt/, X-SAMPA: /"frO:.djU.l@nt/

Adjective

fraudulent (comparative more fraudulent, superlative most fraudulent)

1. dishonest; based on fraud or deception
2. false; phony

   He tried to pass a fraudulent check.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "fraudulent" is often applied: claim, practice, transfer, scheme, transaction, document, intent, misrepresentation, act, action, mortgage, check, conveyance, accounting, bankruptcy, reporting, etc.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:deceptive
• See also Wikisaurus:fake

Derived terms

• fraudulently

Translations

dishonest; based on fraud or deception

• Catalan: fraudulent (ca)
• Czech: podvodný (cs) m
• Esperanto: frauda (eo)
• French: frauduleux (fr)
• Ido: frauda (io)
• Italian: fraudolento (it) m

• Polish: oszukańczy (pl) m
• Romanian: fraudulos (ro)
• Russian: обманный (ru) (obmannyj)
• Spanish: fraudulento (es) m
• Swedish: falsk

false; phony

• Catalan: fraudulent (ca)
• French: frauduleux (fr)
• Polish: fałszywy (pl) m

• Romanian: fals (ro)
• Russian: фальшивый
• Swedish: falsk, förfalskad

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• German: betrügerisch