fraudulent

«fraudulent» in Mova's school dictionary: dishonest and meant to trick people, usually to get money — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Fraudulent means dishonest and meant to trick people, usually to get money. tree →

2) Fake or forged, pretending to be real. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in news, law and safety: «fraudulent emails», «fraudulent websites», «fraudulent claims». It tells the reader something is a scam or a cheat. Safety: be careful with messages asking for passwords or money.

examples

• The bank warned about fraudulent emails. tree →
• He was arrested for using a fraudulent passport. tree →
• A fraudulent website pretended to sell cheap phones. tree →
• The insurance claim turned out to be fraudulent. tree →
• Never reply to fraudulent text messages. tree →
• The fraudulent seller took the money and vanished. tree →

note

Noun: fraud (a crime of cheating; also a person who pretends). Formal word; everyday: «fake», «a scam», «dodgy» (UK slang). Spelling: frau-du-lent.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fraudulent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.