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Definition of fraudulent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fraudulent

adjective
 
/ˈfrɔːdʒələnt/
 
/ˈfrɔːdʒələnt/
(formal)
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  1. intended to cheat somebody, usually in order to make money illegally
    • fraudulent advertising
    • fraudulent insurance claims
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFraudulent is used with these nouns:
    • claim
    • conduct
    • document
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus, fraud- ‘deceit, injury’.
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