fraud·u·lent

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• fraud´u|lent|ly — fraud|u|lent «FR juh luhnt, FRD yu », adjective. 1. cheating; dishonest; deceitful: »a fraudulent dealer, a fraudulent schemer. 2. intended to deceive: »a fraudulent offer. 3. done by fraud; obtained by trickery: »fraudulent gains …   Useful english dictionary

• fraud|u|lent — «FR juh luhnt, FRD yu », adjective. 1. cheating; dishonest; deceitful: »a fraudulent dealer, a fraudulent schemer. 2. intended to deceive: »a fraudulent offer. 3. done by fraud; obtained by trickery: »fraudulent gains …   Useful english dictionary

• lent — am·biv·a·lent; au·ru·lent; be·nev·o·lent; cho·lent; com·pel·lent; con·do·lent; cor·pu·lent; cor·pu·lent·ly; cor·pu·lent·ness; crap·u·lent; ded·o·lent; di·vel·lent; do·lent; equiv·a·lent·ly; es·cu·lent; ex·cel·lent·ly; ex·cel·lent·ness;… …   English syllables

• fraud — de·fraud·ment; fraud; fraud·ful; fraud·u·lence; fraud·u·len·cy; fraud·u·lent; fraud·ster; de·fraud; fraud·fully; fraud·u·lent·ly; fraud·u·lent·ness; …   English syllables

• Norman F. Lent — {{Infobox Congressman | name=Norman Frederick Lent | image name=Norman F. Lent.jpg | state=New York | district=4th | party=Republican Party | term start=January 3, 1973 | term end=January 3, 1993 | preceded=[[Allard K. Lowenstein] |… …   Wikipedia

• fraudulent — fraud·u·lent …   English syllables

• fraudulently — fraud·u·lent·ly …   English syllables

• fraudulent — fraud•u•lent [[t]ˈfrɔ dʒə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud 2) given to or using fraud; dishonest • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L fraud′u•lence, n. fraud′u•lent•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• fraudulent — fraud|u|lent [ frɔdʒələnt ] adjective made with the intention of tricking someone, especially illegally: fraudulent hospital accounts ╾ fraud|u|lent|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fraudulent — fraud|u|lent [ˈfro:djulənt US ˈfro:dʒə ] adj intended to deceive people in an illegal way, in order to gain money, power etc ▪ a fraudulent insurance claim ▪ a fraudulent statement fraudulent activity/behaviour/conduct >fraudulently adv ▪ He… …   Dictionary of contemporary English