fraud
/fɹɔːd/
noun
Meaning
The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
A person who performs any such trick.
A trap or snare.
Synonyms
verb
Meaning
To defraud