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

fraudulent

adjective

/ˈfrɔːdʒələnt/

/ˈfrɔːdʒələnt/

(formal)

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intended to cheat somebody, usually in order to make money illegally
- fraudulent advertising
- fraudulent insurance claims
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Fraudulent 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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