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Definition of: defraud
(di·frôd′) v.t.
To take or withhold property, etc., from by fraud; cheat; swindle. See synonyms under DECEIVE. [<OF defrauder <L defraudare <de- completely + fraus, fraudis a cheat]
—de·fraud·a·tion (dē′frô·dā′·shən) noun
—de·fraud′er noun
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