Associations to the word «Defraud»

Wiktionary

DEFRAUD, verb. To obtain money or property by fraud; to swindle.

Dictionary definition

DEFRAUD, verb. Deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.