transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrȯd ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English fraude, from Anglo-French, from Latin fraud-, fraus
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : deceit , trickery ; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right
b. : an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : trick
2.
a. : a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : impostor ; also : one who defrauds : cheat
b. : one that is not what it seems or is represented to be
Synonyms: see deception , imposture