defrauded; defrauding; defrauds
: to deprive of something by deception or fraud
trying to defraud the public
Investors in the scheme were defrauded of their life savings.
Examples of defraud in a Sentence
They were accused of trying to defraud the public.
They conspired to defraud the government.
She was convicted of writing bad checks with intent to defraud.
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Christopher and Joseph Ponzo — ex-Stoneham police officers — defrauded a company to obtain tens of millions of dollars of Mass Save funds through paying bribes and kickbacks to company employees.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press reported in February that travel and mountain executives were accused of staging fake rescues on the country’s mountain peaks to defraud international insurance companies of millions of dollars.
—Manish Paudel, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The defendants were accused of running sham hospice care facilities that defrauded Medicare by using people without terminal illnesses as beneficiaries, according to the California Justice Department.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
One person was arrested in Idaho and another in LA for allegedly defrauding a West Coast labor union’s health care plans.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
The Associated Press reported in February that travel and mountain executives were accused of staging fake rescues on the country’s mountain peaks to defraud international insurance companies of millions of dollars.
—Manish Paudel, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
The defendants were accused of running sham hospice care facilities that defrauded Medicare by using people without terminal illnesses as beneficiaries, according to the California Justice Department.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
One person was arrested in Idaho and another in LA for allegedly defrauding a West Coast labor union’s health care plans.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Defraud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defraud. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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