On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Defraud. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as victimize or con and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Defraud meaning
- To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
- To deprive.
Synonyms of Defraud
Using Defraud
- The main meaning on this page is: To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle. | To deprive.
- Useful related words include: victimize, con, short-change, hornswoggle.
- In the example corpus, defraud often appears in combinations such as: to defraud, defraud the, defraud unsuspecting.
Context around Defraud
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Defraud
- In this selection, "defraud" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, medicare, though and obtained stand out and add context to how "defraud" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include conspiracy to defraud the united and anonymity to defraud unwary customers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "defraud" sits close to words such as adage, admirer and aft, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with defraud
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He’s charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other crimes. (13 words)
Investigation established they had impersonated foreign nationals and used the false identities to defraud unsuspecting victims. (16 words)
As a result, law enforcement officials disclosed that “several” merchants are facing criminal prosecution for conspiracy to defraud. (18 words)
In a release, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Javice “engaged in a brazen scheme" to defraud the acquiring financial company by fabricating data to support lies she told in a bid to make tens of millions of dollars from the sale of her company. (45 words)
Customs officer Joesine Christian and brokers Rowan Matthew and Foston George are jointly charged with conspiracy to defraud in relation to a 2017 incident at Deep Water Harbour in which the three reportedly gained a large sum of money from Customs. (41 words)
Sam Bankman-Fried, testifying in his own defense at his fraud trial on Friday, acknowledged that a “lot of people got hurt” when the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded collapsed, but said he did not defraud anyone or take customer funds. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
A federal jury in the Middle District of Florida convicted a man for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $1 million in prescription drug benefits at a pharmacy located in Lake Mary, Florida.
And at the very least, they could take enough info to defraud you or sell your data on to someone else.
As a result, law enforcement officials disclosed that “several” merchants are facing criminal prosecution for conspiracy to defraud.
Blanchard was later charged with fraud, theft over $5,000, forgery, using a forged document and altering books or documents to defraud, though the theft is the only charge she’s ultimately pleaded guilty to.
Customs officer Joesine Christian and brokers Rowan Matthew and Foston George are jointly charged with conspiracy to defraud in relation to a 2017 incident at Deep Water Harbour in which the three reportedly gained a large sum of money from Customs.
He said the defendants also, on the same date and aforesaid place, did by false pretense and with intent to defraud, obtained a sum of N11,300,000 from job seekers.
He’s charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States and other crimes.
In a release, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Javice “engaged in a brazen scheme" to defraud the acquiring financial company by fabricating data to support lies she told in a bid to make tens of millions of dollars from the sale of her company.
Investigation established they had impersonated foreign nationals and used the false identities to defraud unsuspecting victims.
Look out for fake online stores: Scammers have taken advantage of the internet's anonymity to defraud unwary customers.
On the other hand, Donald Trump, after a long career of defrauding customers and contractors, planned to defraud tens of millions of Americans not of their money, but instead of their votes, to make himself president again.
Sam Bankman-Fried, testifying in his own defense at his fraud trial on Friday, acknowledged that a “lot of people got hurt” when the FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded collapsed, but said he did not defraud anyone or take customer funds.
She was joined by two co-founders of FTX, Gary Wang and Nishad Singh, who admitted to conspiring with Mr. Bankman-Fried to defraud customers.
The charges - which include conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens - stem from the former president's actions in the wake of the 2020 election, including around the 6 January Capitol riot.
The indictment accuses him of conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding, and conspiracy against voting rights.
The indictment includes four felony charges against Trump: conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding and conspiracy against rights.
They described money ritual as a deceit used by false Ifa priests and herbalists to mislead and defraud gullible and greedy people.
When the scheme to defraud the state of massive amounts of money to pay overtime they didn’t actually work, Griffin and Robertson worked to cover up their deeds by shredding key records and forms, the indictment states.
Wright, Barnes and Hope have been charged with various offences, including conspiracy to defraud; acquisition, use, and possession of criminal property; engaging in transactions involving criminal property; and larceny as a servant.
Boeing agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States — in this case, deceiving the Federal Aviation Administration.
Common combinations with defraud
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to defraud 106×
- defraud the 36×
- defraud unsuspecting 6×
- defraud them 5×
- defraud people 5×
- defraud and 4×
- defraud or 3×
- defraud in 2×
- not defraud 2×
- and defraud 2×