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fraud·u·lent

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ADJECTIVE:

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

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

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

Thesaurus: synonyms for fraudulent

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