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As a noun, fraud means the crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.

Meanings of fraud

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lawThe crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
A person who performs any such trick.
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
A person who makes deceitful pretensesperson
Similar: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, sham
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
Similar: fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on
The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
“that book is a fraud”
Similar: swindle, cheat, rig