Defraud Meaning in English

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التعريف

To illegally get money or property from someone by deceiving them or lying to them.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal and legal term, mostly used with crimes involving money. Common collocations: 'defraud someone of money,' 'defraud the government.' Not used for small, casual lies.

• Spanish: defraudar - estafar
• Portuguese (BR): fraudar - enganar (financeiro)
• Portuguese (PT): fraudar - enganar (financeiro)
• Chinese (Simplified): 诈骗 - 欺诈
• Chinese (Traditional): 詐騙 - 欺詐
• Hindi: धोखा देना (आर्थिक) - ठगना
• Arabic: يحتال - يغش (ماليًّا)
• Bengali: প্রতারণা করা - ঠকানো (আইনি প্রসঙ্গ)
• Russian: обманывать (с целью получения выгоды) - мошенничать
• Japanese: 詐取する
• Vietnamese: lừa đảo - gian lận
• Korean: 사기치다 - 부정하게 속이다
• Turkish: dolandırmak
• Urdu: دھوکہ دینا (رقم یا ملکیت کے حوالے سے)
• Indonesian: menipu (secara ilegal) - melakukan penipuan

جمل نموذجية

It is illegal to defraud people online.

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He tried to defraud the bank by using a fake ID.

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The company was accused of defrauding customers.

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He was arrested for trying to defraud the government out of millions.

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They set up a fake charity to defraud generous donors.

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If you try to defraud your insurance company, you could go to jail.

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