-nt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraud-, fraus
1. : belonging to or characterized by fraud
throw off the yoke of superstition, of fraudulent priests and tyrannous rulers — M.R.Cohen
: founded on fraud
I should be very sorry to think that there was anything fishy or fraudulent about the … institution of Private Property — L.P.Smith
: false
fraudulent claims for unemployment compensation — Wall Street Journal
: obtained or performed by fraud
fraudulent land grants — E.G.Gudde
beset with charges of fraudulent voting — American Guide Series: New Jersey
2. of a legal conveyance : made in fraud of others' rights ; specifically : made without adequate consideration in violation of the rights of creditors or made to hinder or delay them
• fraud·u·lent·ly adverb
• fraud·u·lent·ness noun -es