Definition of fraudulent

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fraud·u·lent    (frôj-lnt) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Engaging in fraud; deceitful.
2. Characterized by, constituting, or gained by fraud: fraudulent business practices.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus , fraud-, deceit

OTHER FORMS:
fraudu·lence (Noun), fraudu·lent·ly (Adverb)

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