defraud
part of speech
verb (defraud, defrauds, defrauded, defrauding)
meaning for a pupil
(law) To trick someone out of money, property or rights by lying or cheating: «He defrauded old people of their savings». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To cheat people of money or rights. Samuel asked the people to say he had never done so. Interpretation: Samuel is read as a model of an honest leader, and Jewish law strongly forbids cheating others. In the primary lessons: In money and law topics, defrauding is a crime called fraud: fake emails, scam calls and bogus sellers try to defraud people. In online-safety lessons, pupils learn not to share bank details or passwords and to tell an adult about strange messages. In news, companies or people are charged with «conspiracy to defraud». Phrases: «defraud someone of something», «attempt to defraud», «conspiracy to defraud».
examples
- And they said: 'Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.' (Prophets 1SA.12.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- The fake charity defrauded people of thousands of pounds. tree →
- Scammers try to defraud people with fake prize emails. tree →
- The banker was jailed for defrauding his customers. tree →
- Never give your card details to strangers who might try to defraud you. tree →
- The company was accused of defrauding the government. tree →
- He defrauded his grandmother of her savings, which made the whole family sad. tree →
- Friar Bacon was defrauded of his labour in producing the Brazen Head in a similar way. tree →
note
You defraud a person «of» money. Noun: «fraud» (the crime) and «fraudster» (the criminal). Formal and legal; in everyday speech say «cheat», «con» or «scam». The «de-» here means «away from»: defraud = take away by fraud.
Trees and pragmatics
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