fraudulent
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɔː.dʒʊ.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔː.dʒə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔː.djə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɔːdʒ.lənt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɔ.d͡ʒə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɑd͡ʒ.lənt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈfɹɑ.d͡ʒə.lənt/, /ˈfɹɑd͡ʒ.lənt/
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective edit
fraudulent (comparative more fraudulent, superlative most fraudulent)
- Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, London: William Stansbye, published 1622, book III, page 98:
- Secondly, Philoſophy which we are warned not to take heed of : not that Philoſophy, which is true & ſound knowledge attained by naturall diſcourſe of reaſon ; but that Philoſophy which to bolſter hereſie or error, caſteth a fraudulent ſhew of reaſon vpon things which are indeed vnreaſonable, & by that meane as by a ſtratageme ſpoyleth the ſimple which are not able to withſtand ſuch cunning.
- a. 1729, Samuel Clarke, “The Reward of Justice”, in The Works of Samuel Clarke, volume II, London: J. and P. Knapton, published 1738, page 191:
- The only reaſon, why men are not always ſufficiently ſenſible of This ; ſo that Many, who are very Juſt in their Dealings between Man and Man, will yet be very fraudulent or rapacious with regard to the Publick ; is becauſe, in this latter caſe, ’tis not ſo obviouſly and immediately apparent uppon Whom the Injury falls, as it is in the caſe of Private Wrongs.
- 1827, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Machiavelli”, in Critical and Historical Essays: Contributed to The Edinburgh Review, new edition, volume I, London: Printed for Longman et al., published 1850, page 28:
- One writer gravely assures us that Maurice of Saxony learned all his fraudulent policy from that execrable volume [The Prince].
- False, phony.
- He tried to pass a fraudulent check.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:deceptive
- See also Thesaurus:fake
Derived terms edit
Collocations edit
with nouns
- fraudulent claim
- fraudulent practice
- fraudulent transfer
- fraudulent scheme
- fraudulent transaction
- fraudulent document
- fraudulent intent
- fraudulent misrepresentation
- fraudulent act
- fraudulent action
- fraudulent mortgage
- fraudulent check
- fraudulent conveyance
- fraudulent accounting
- fraudulent bankruptcy
- fraudulent reporting
Translations edit
dishonest; based on fraud or deception
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false; phony
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin fraudulentus.
Adjective edit
fraudulent (feminine fraudulenta, masculine plural fraudulents, feminine plural fraudulentes)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “fraudulent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “fraudulent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “fraudulent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “fraudulent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French fraudulent, itself borrowed from Latin fraudulentus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fraudulent
Descendants edit
- English: fraudulent
References edit
- “fraude, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-06.