anti-fraud

adjective

an·​ti-fraud ˌan-tē-ˈfrȯd How to pronounce anti-fraud (audio)
ˌan-tī-
: opposing or intended to discourage or prevent fraud
the anti-fraud provisions of the Federal securities laws
anti-fraud technology

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Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Democratic state attorneys general declined an invitation to Vice President JD Vance's anti-fraud initiatives roundtable at the White House on Tuesday, citing the fact that they were only invited on Friday, days after their Republican counterparts were asked to attend. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 May 2026 In a May 13 White House news conference with Vice President JD Vance, Oz and other officials discussed anti-fraud initiatives and how different states were, or were not, cooperating with them. Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 23 May 2026 Moving forward, compliance, surveillance, and forensic accounting functions will need to evolve quickly to monitor real-time tokenized activity across multiple blockchain ecosystems while maintaining audit trails, investor disclosures, and anti-fraud controls. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 The biggest reaction from the crowd came after Vance spoke about his role in a new anti-fraud task force. Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for anti-fraud

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-fraud was in 1836

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“Anti-fraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-fraud. Accessed 29 May. 2026.

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