fraud

noun

/frɔːd/

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[uncountable, countable] the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally
- She was charged with credit card fraud.
- It was said that the property had been obtained by fraud.
- He helped prevent a $100 million fraud.
Collocations Crime
CrimeCommitting a crime
- commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud
- be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking
- engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism
- steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone
- rob a bank/a person/a tourist
- break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment
- hijack a plane/ship/bus
- smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants
- launder drug money (through something)
- forge documents/certificates/passports
- take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe
- run a phishing/an email/an internet scam
Fighting crime
- combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking
- prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy
- deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals
- reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour
- foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot
- help/support/protect the victims of crime
Investigating crime
- report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police
- witness the crime/attack/murder/incident
- investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident
- conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry
- investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case
- examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime
- collect/gather forensic evidence
- uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons
- describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker
- question/interrogate a suspect/witness
- solve/crack the case
see also wire fraudTopics Crime and punishmentb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- massive
- serious
- complex
- …
fraud + noun
- squad
- case
- charge
- …
See full entry
[countable] a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people
- He's nothing but a liar and a fraud.
- She felt a fraud accepting their sympathy (= because she was not really sad).
[countable] something that is not as good, useful, etc. as people claim it is

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus, fraud- ‘deceit, injury’.

单词	fraud
释义	fraud noun /frɔːd/ /frɔːd/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally She was charged with credit card fraud. It was said that the property had been obtained by fraud. He helped prevent a $100 million fraud. Collocations CrimeCrimeCommitting a crime commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud be involved in terrorism/a suspected arson attack/people smuggling/human trafficking engage/participate in criminal activity/illegal practices/acts of mindless vandalism steal somebody’s wallet/purse/(British English) mobile phone/(North American English) cell phone rob a bank/a person/a tourist break into/ (British English) burgle/ (North American English) burglarize a house/a home/an apartment hijack a plane/ship/bus smuggle drugs/weapons/arms/immigrants launder drug money (through something) forge documents/certificates/passports take/accept/pay somebody/offer (somebody) a bribe run a phishing/an email/an internet scam Fighting crime combat/fight crime/terrorism/corruption/drug trafficking prevent/stop credit-card fraud/child abuse/software piracy deter/stop criminals/burglars/thieves/shoplifters/vandals reduce/tackle/crack down on knife/gun/violent/street crime; (especially British English) antisocial behaviour foil a bank raid/a terrorist plot help/support/protect the victims of crime Investigating crime report a crime/a theft/a rape/an attack/(especially British English) an incident to the police witness the crime/attack/murder/incident investigate a murder/(especially North American English) a homicide/a burglary/a robbery/the alleged incident conduct/launch/pursue an investigation (into…); (especially British English) a police/murder inquiry investigate/reopen a criminal/murder case examine/investigate/find fingerprints at the crime scene/the scene of crime collect/gather forensic evidence uncover new evidence/a fraud/a scam/a plot/a conspiracy/political corruption/a cache of weapons describe/identify a suspect/the culprit/the perpetrator/the assailant/the attacker question/interrogate a suspect/witness solve/crack the case see also wire fraudTopics Crime and punishmentb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective massive serious complex … fraud + noun squad case charge … See full entry [countable] a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people He's nothing but a liar and a fraud. She felt a fraud accepting their sympathy (= because she was not really sad). [countable] something that is not as good, useful, etc. as people claim it is Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fraude, from Latin fraus, fraud- ‘deceit, injury’.
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