noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, fraus Date: 14th century 1. deceit , trickery , an act of deceiving or misrepresenting ; trick , 2. a person who is not what he or she pretends to be ; impostor , one that is not what it seems or is represented to be, see: deception
FRAUD
Meaning of FRAUD in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012